# Rexml :attlistdecl

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rexml-attlistdecl/57404>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [April 10, 2006, 6:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rexml-attlistdecl/57404 "2006-04-10T18:07:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![michaelb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@michaelb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/michaelb)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 6:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rexml-attlistdecl/57404/1 "2006-04-10T18:07:59Z")

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I’d like to parse the href attribute value from a simple table…

text

parser.listen( :characters, %w{ td, a } ) {|text|  
puts “text=” \<\< text;  
}

 

the above works fine…

 

although the below does not work…

 

parser.listen( :attlistdecl, %w{ td, a } ) {|attribute\_name,  
attribute\_value|  
puts “url=” \<\< attribute\_value;  
}

 

any suggestions?