Method get_attribute

py/selenium/webdriver/remote/webelement.py:184–216

Gets the given attribute or property of the element. This method will first try to return the value of a property with the given name. If a property with that name doesn't exist, it returns the value of the attribute with the same name. If there's no attribute with t

(self, name)

        return self._execute(Command.GET_ELEMENT_ATTRIBUTE, {"name": name})["value"]

    def get_attribute(self, name) -> str | None:
        """Gets the given attribute or property of the element.

        This method will first try to return the value of a property with the
        given name. If a property with that name doesn't exist, it returns the
        value of the attribute with the same name. If there's no attribute with
        that name, ``None`` is returned.

        Values which are considered truthy, that is equals "true" or "false",
        are returned as booleans.  All other non-``None`` values are returned
        as strings.  For attributes or properties which do not exist, ``None``
        is returned.

        To obtain the exact value of the attribute or property,
        use :func:`~selenium.webdriver.remote.BaseWebElement.get_dom_attribute` or
        :func:`~selenium.webdriver.remote.BaseWebElement.get_property` methods respectively.

        Args:
            name: Name of the attribute/property to retrieve.

        Returns:
            The value of the attribute/property.

        Example:
            # Check if the "active" CSS class is applied to an element.
            is_active = "active" in target_element.get_attribute("class")
        """
        if getAttribute_js is None:
            _load_js()
        attribute_value = self.parent.execute_script(
            f"/* getAttribute */return ({getAttribute_js}).apply(null, arguments);", self, name
        )
        return attribute_value

    def is_selected(self) -> bool:
        """Returns whether the element is selected.