/* html */
<a data-id="123">link</a>
/* js */
$(this).attr("data-id") // returns string "123"
$(this).data("id") // returns number 123 (jQuery >= 1.4.3 only)var some_var = $( some_jquery_selector ).attr( 'some_attribute_name' );$input.attr("attributeName", "attributeValue");$( some_item ).attr( "id", "some-id" );
// for setting multiple attributes, it's similar to the css() property. However, quotes are not always required for attr()
$( some_item ).attr({
id: "some-id",
// or others.
title: "Opens in a new window",
// attributes which contain dash(-), should be covered in quotes.
"data-value": "internal link"
});function getAttributes ( $node ) {
var attrs = {};
$.each( $node[0].attributes, function ( index, attribute ) {
attrs[attribute.name] = attribute.value;
} );
return attrs;
}