Elementals.js

Latest Version: 3.7 Final 20 December 2018

Method _.dataGet

Recovers the value of a data- attribute. Can optionally split the value from a comma delimited list to an array.

This makes it easier in legacy browsers to access data- attributes since the dataList array doesn't exist. I also find it handy to pass lists of instructions comma delimited in my data attributes.

Calling Convention:
_.dataGet(Element, dataName[, split])
Parameters:
Element
The Element to pull the data-dataName from.
dataName
The suffix/data index
split optional
If set to a loose true, the value recovered will be split into an array by comma. Otherwise the result will be returned as is.
Returns:
The contents of the corresponding data-dataName attribute if present on Element. If no value is present a boolean false is returned.

Example

HTML

<div id="test" data-sample="hello"></div>

JavaScript

Console.log(_.dataGet(_d.getElementById('test'), 'sample'));

Output

hello