The Attr.localName read-only property returns the local part of the qualified name of an element.
Before DOM4 this API was defined within the Node interface.
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.
Note: In Gecko 1.9.2 and earlier, the property returns the upper-cased version of the local name for HTML attributes in HTML DOMs (as opposed to XHTML attributes in XML DOMs). In later versions, in compliance with HTML5, the property returns in the case of the internal DOM storage, which is lower case for both HTML attributes in HTML DOMs and XHTML attributes in XML DOMs.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| DOM4 The definition of 'Attr.localName' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 46.0[1] | 48.0 (48.0)[1] | ? | (Yes) | ? |
| Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | ? | 48.0 (48.0)[1] | ? | ? | ? |
[1] This API was previously available on the Node API.