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getAttribute

Overview​

Use the getAttribute command to retrieve an attribute from a DOM element based on the attribute name.

Usage​

await browser.$(selector).getAttribute(attributeName);

Command Parameters​

NameTypeDescription
attributeNameStringThe name of the attribute to retrieve.

Usage Examples​

index.html

<form action="/submit" method="post" class="loginForm">
    <input type="text" name="name" placeholder="username"></input>
    <input type="text" name="password" placeholder="password"></input>
    <input type="submit" name="submit" value="submit"></input>
</form>

getAttribute.js

it("should demonstrate the getAttribute command", async ({ browser }) => {
    const form = await browser.$("form");
    const attr = await form.getAttribute("method");
    console.log(attr); // outputs: "post"
});

References​

We'd like to give credit to the original WebdriverIO docs article, from which we drew some information while writing our version.