DomElement->get_attribute() Returns the value of the given attribute &reftitle.description; DomElement stringget_attribute stringname Returns the value of the given attribute in the current element. Since PHP 4.3, if no attribute with given name is found, an empty string is returned. &reftitle.parameters; name The name of the seeked attribute. This parameter is case sensitive. &reftitle.returnvalues; Returns the name of the attribute as a string or an empty string if no attribute with the given name is found. &reftitle.examples; document_element(); echo $root->get_attribute('language'); // en ?> ]]> Use . &reftitle.seealso;