# File rexml/element.rb, line 994 def get_attribute( name ) attr = fetch( name, nil ) if attr.nil? return nil if name.nil? # Look for prefix name =~ Namespace::NAMESPLIT prefix, name = $1, $2 if prefix attr = fetch( name, nil ) # check prefix return nil if attr == nil if attr.kind_of? Attribute return attr if prefix == attr.prefix else attr = attr[ prefix ] return attr end end return nil end if attr.kind_of? Hash attr = attr[ @element.prefix ] end return attr end