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XMLReader	Last updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

XMLReader::getAttribute

(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

XMLReader::getAttribute — Get the value of a named attribute

Description

public function XMLReader::getAttribute(string $name): ?string

Returns the value of a named attribute or null if the attribute does not exist or not positioned on an element node.

Parameters

name: The name of the attribute.

Return Values

The value of the attribute, or null if no attribute with the given name is found or not positioned on an element node.

Changelog

Version	Description
8.0.0	This function can no longer return `false`.

See Also

XMLReader::getAttributeNo() - Get the value of an attribute by index
XMLReader::getAttributeNs() - Get the value of an attribute by localname and URI

XMLReader::fromUri	XMLReader::getAttributeNo

XMLReader	Last updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026