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

You are trying to access properties of ele before you've established if those properties exist. Try this kind of evidence chain:

if (ele.attributes && ele.attributes[attr] && typeof ele.attributes[attr] == 'undefined')

etc.