Attr.localName

The Attr.localName read-only property returns the local part of the qualified name of an attribute.

Syntax

name = attribute.localName

Return value

A DOMString representing the local part of the attribute's qualified name.

Example

The following example shows "id" in an alert dialog.

HTML Content

<button id="example">Click me</button>

JavaScript Content

const element = document.querySelector("#example");
element.addEventListener("click", function() {
  const attribute = element.attributes[0];
  alert(attribute.localName);
});

Notes

The local name of an attribute is the part of the attribute's qualified name that comes after the colon. Qualified names are typically used in XML as part of the namespace(s) of the particular XML documents.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• Attr.namespaceURI
• Attr.prefix
• Element.localName
• Node.localName