getAttribute Method

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Returns the value of the named attribute.

Syntax

sValue = userProfile.getAttribute(sAttributeName)

Parameters

sAttributeName

Required. String that specifies one of the standard vCard names listed in Remarks. If one of these names is not used, the request is ignored.

Return Value

String. Returns a null value if read access for this attribute is not available.

Remarks

The following schema is used for the field names of the user data store. These names are specified when you use the getAttribute method on the userProfile object. Note that the format has changed from vCard_xxx to vCard.xxx, and that the older format no longer is supported.

vCard Names

vCard.Business.City	vCard.Business.Country	vCard.Business.Fax
vCard.Business.Phone	vCard.Business.State	vCard.Business.StreetAddress
vCard.Business.URL	vCard.Business.Zipcode	vCard.Cellular
vCard.Company	vCard.Department	vCard.DisplayName
vCard.Email	vCard.FirstName	vCard.Gender*
vCard.Home.City	vCard.Home.Country	vCard.Home.Fax
vCard.Home.Phone	vCard.Home.State	vCard.Home.StreetAddress
vCard.Home.Zipcode	vCard.Homepage	vCard.JobTitle
vCard.LastName	vCard.MiddleName	vCard.Notes
vCard.Office	vCard.Pager

Note An asterisk (*) denotes extensions to the vCard schema. Extensions are referenced as X- elements as defined in the vCard schema.

Applies To

[ Object Name ] Platform Version Win16: Win32: Mac: Unix: WinCE: Version data is listed when the mouse hovers over a link, or the link has focus.	userProfile