# phpman > perldoc > XML::XPath::Node::Attribute

## NAME
    Attribute - a single attribute

## API
  new ( key, value, prefix )
    Create a new attribute node.

  getName
    Returns the key for the attribute

  getLocalName
    As getName above, but without namespace information

  getNodeValue / getData
    Returns the value

  setNodeValue
    Sets the value of the attribute node.

  getPrefix
    Returns the prefix

  getNamespace
    Return the namespace.

  toString
    Generates key="value", encoded correctly.