The Element.hasAttributes() method returns Boolean value, indicating if the current element has any attributes or not.
Syntax
var result = element.hasAttributes();
result- holds the return value
trueorfalse.
Examples
var foo = document.getElementById("foo");
if (foo.hasAttributes()) {
// do something with 'foo.attributes'
}
Polyfill
;(function(prototype) {
prototype.hasAttributes = prototype.hasAttributes || function() {
return (this.attributes.length > 0);
}
})(Element.prototype);
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| DOM The definition of 'Element.hasAttributes()' in that specification. |
Living Standard | Moved from the Node interface to the more specialized Element interface. |
| Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core Specification The definition of 'hasAttributes()' in that specification. |
Obsolete | No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Core Specification |
| Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Core Specification The definition of 'hasAttributes()' in that specification. |
Obsolete | Initial definition, on the Node interface. |
Browser compatibility
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| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) [1] | 9 | (Yes) | (Yes) |
| Feature | Android | Chrome for Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
[1] Before Firefox 35, it was implemented on the Node interface.