GetAttribute

Returns an attribute from the XML node at the specified XPath.

Syntax

expression.GetAttribute(xPath, name);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiCustomXmlPart class.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Default	Description
xPath	Required	string		The XPath of the node from which to get the attribute.
name	Required	string		The name of the attribute to find.

Returns

string | null

Example

Retrieve the value of the version attribute from the custom XML part in a document.

// How do I get the attribute in a document?

// Get the attribute using a custom XML part object in a document.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let xmlManager = doc.GetCustomXmlParts();
let xml = xmlManager.Add("<content xmlns='http://example' version='1.0'></content>");
let version = xml.GetAttribute("/content", "version");
let infoParagraph = Api.CreateParagraph();
infoParagraph.AddText("The version attribute is: " + version);
doc.Push(infoParagraph);