Web/API/Element/hasAttributes

The hasAttributes() method of the Element interface returns a Boolean indicating whether the current element has any attributes or not.

Syntax

var result = element.hasAttributes();

Return value

result

holds the return value true or false.

Examples

let foo = document.getElementById('foo'); 
if (foo.hasAttributes()) { 
  // Do something with 'foo.attributes'
}

Polyfill

;(function(prototype) {
  prototype.hasAttributes = prototype.hasAttributes || function() {
    return (this.attributes.length > 0);
  }
})(Element.prototype);

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
DOMThe definition of 'Element.hasAttributes()' in that specification.	Living Standard	Moved from the Node interface to the more specialized Element interface.
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core SpecificationThe definition of 'hasAttributes()' in that specification.	Obsolete	No change from Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Core Specification
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Core SpecificationThe definition of 'hasAttributes()' in that specification.	Obsolete	Initial definition, on the Node interface.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
hasAttributes	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 16	Firefox Full support Yes Notes' Full support Yes Notes' Notes' [1] Before Firefox 35, it was implemented on the Node interface.	IE Full support 9	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support 6	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support  

Full support

See implementation notes.'

See implementation notes.

See also

• Element.attributes
• Element.hasAttribute()

Element.hasAttributes() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.