*simple* returning a tag name

[rlemon]

how would i return a tag name?

example:

i have a div tag as follows

<div id="thumb_1" name="240" ...>

and my js is

var obj = document.getElementById('thumb_1');
alert(obj.name);

that returns 'undefined'

i tried obj.tagName but that returns 'DIV' :)

i don't really know where to go from here.

any help?

[fci]

try obj.getAttribute('name')