Cross-browser, javascript getAttribute() method?

Question

trying to determine a decent, cross browser method for obtaining attributes with javascript? assume javascript library use (jQuery/Mootools/etc.) is not an option.

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Answer 1

For the vast majority of cases you can simply use the built in getAttribute function.

e.g.

ele.getAttribute(attr)

According to QuirksMode this should work on all major browsers (IE >= 6 included), with a minor exception:

In IE5-7, accessing the style attribute gives an object, and accessing the onclick attribute gives an anonymous function wrapped around the actual content.