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Getter
Defines code which is called to retrieve the value of a property. The code should return the value of the property.
Example:
<property name="time">
<getter>
<![CDATA[
var hour=this.getAttribute("hour");
var minute=this.getAttribute("minute");
var second=this.getAttribute("second");
return hour + ":" + minute + ":" + second;
]]>
</getter>
</property>
Attributes:
| id |
Attributes:
id
Type: element id, must be unique in the window
A unique identifier so that you can identify the getter with. You can use this as a parameter to getElementById and other DOM functions and to reference the element in style sheets.