class REXML::Attributes

Related: get_attribute (returns an \Attribute object).

ele.attributes['nosuch'] # => nil
ele.attributes['bar:att'] # => "2"
ele.attributes['att'] # => "<"
ele = d.elements['//ele'] # =>
d = REXML::Document.new(xml_string)
EOT



xml_string = <<-EOT

with entities expanded:
The value returned is the unnormalized attribute value,
if it exists; otherwise +nil+.
Returns the value for the attribute given by +name+,

[name] -> attribute_value or nil
:call-seq:

def [](name)
  attr = get_attribute(name)
  return attr.value unless attr.nil?
  return nil
end