.attr()

Get attributes from the first node in a collection, or set attributes on all the nodes in a collection.

Usage

$(selector).attr(key) // => String
$(selector).attr(key, value) // => dabby
$(selector).attr(attributes) // => dabby
$(selector).attr(key, function (index, currentValue) {}) // => dabby

key

The name of the attribute to get or set.

value

The value to set the attribute to.

attributes

A plain object of key / value pairs representing the attributes to set.

function

A callback that receives the index of the element in the collection, and the current value of the attribute. Should return the new attribute value. this will reference the current item in the collection that is being processed.

Returns

A string containing the keys and values of the current dabby collection rendered as a URL encoded query string.

Example

$("a").attr("href"); // retrieves the href attribute of the first element in the collection
$("a").attr("href", "https://hexydec.github.io/dabby"); // sets the href attribute of all anchors on the page
$("img").attr({ // set multiple attributes
	alt: "A man with a pineapple on his head"
	src: "images/pineapple.png"
});

Differences to jQuery

None.