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attr()
Returns the value of the specified attribute of the first element in a result set, or sets the value of
the specified attribute of each element in a result set.
attr(attributeName) : String
Returns the value of the specified attribute of the first element in a result set.
attributeName
String; the name of the attribute.
Examples
This script - with the selector img - stores the source of the first image in a variable.
var src = results.attr("src");
The following script looks up an image with the ID #image1 and stores its background color in a
variable.
var imgURL = query("#image1").attr("src");
attr(attributeName, value)
Sets the value of the specified attribute of each element in a result set.
attributeName
String; the name of the attribute.
value
String; value for the attribute.
Examples
This script looks up an image in an element with the ID #calloutbox and sets its alternative text
to a value from a data field
var altText = record.fields.FavHobby;
query("#callout img").attr('alt', altText);
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