WP_HTML_Tag_Processor::get_attribute() │ public │ WP 6.2.0

Returns the value of a requested attribute from a matched tag opener if that attribute exists.

Example:

$p = new WP_HTML_Tag_Processor( '<div enabled class="test" data-test-id="14">Test</div>' );
$p->next_tag( array( 'class_name' => 'test' ) ) === true;
$p->get_attribute( 'data-test-id' ) === '14';
$p->get_attribute( 'enabled' ) === true;
$p->get_attribute( 'aria-label' ) === null;

$p->next_tag() === false;
$p->get_attribute( 'class' ) === null;

Method of the class: WP_HTML_Tag_Processor{}

No Hooks.

Return

String|true|null. Value of attribute or null if not available. Boolean attributes return true.

Usage

$WP_HTML_Tag_Processor = new WP_HTML_Tag_Processor();
$WP_HTML_Tag_Processor->get_attribute( $name );

$name(string) (required)

Name of attribute whose value is requested.

Changelog

WP_HTML_Tag_Processor::get_attribute() WP HTML Tag Processor::get attribute code ^{WP 6.6.2}

public function get_attribute( $name ) {
	if ( self::STATE_MATCHED_TAG !== $this->parser_state ) {
		return null;
	}

	$comparable = strtolower( $name );

	/*
	 * For every attribute other than `class` it's possible to perform a quick check if
	 * there's an enqueued lexical update whose value takes priority over what's found in
	 * the input document.
	 *
	 * The `class` attribute is special though because of the exposed helpers `add_class`
	 * and `remove_class`. These form a builder for the `class` attribute, so an additional
	 * check for enqueued class changes is required in addition to the check for any enqueued
	 * attribute values. If any exist, those enqueued class changes must first be flushed out
	 * into an attribute value update.
	 */
	if ( 'class' === $name ) {
		$this->class_name_updates_to_attributes_updates();
	}

	// Return any enqueued attribute value updates if they exist.
	$enqueued_value = $this->get_enqueued_attribute_value( $comparable );
	if ( false !== $enqueued_value ) {
		return $enqueued_value;
	}

	if ( ! isset( $this->attributes[ $comparable ] ) ) {
		return null;
	}

	$attribute = $this->attributes[ $comparable ];

	/*
	 * This flag distinguishes an attribute with no value
	 * from an attribute with an empty string value. For
	 * unquoted attributes this could look very similar.
	 * It refers to whether an `=` follows the name.
	 *
	 * e.g. <div boolean-attribute empty-attribute=></div>
	 *           ¹                 ²
	 *        1. Attribute `boolean-attribute` is `true`.
	 *        2. Attribute `empty-attribute` is `""`.
	 */
	if ( true === $attribute->is_true ) {
		return true;
	}

	$raw_value = substr( $this->html, $attribute->value_starts_at, $attribute->value_length );

	return WP_HTML_Decoder::decode_attribute( $raw_value );
}