📄 threejs/Core/Nodes/AttributeNode

File: AttributeNode.md | Updated: 11/15/2025


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AttributeNode

Base class for representing shader attributes as nodes.

Constructor

new AttributeNode( attributeName : string, nodeType : string )

Constructs a new attribute node.

attributeName | The name of the attribute.
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nodeType | The node type. Default is null.

Properties

.global : boolean

AttributeNode sets this property to true by default.

Default is true.

Overrides: Node#global

Methods

.getAttributeName( builder : NodeBuilder ) : string

Returns the attribute name of this node. The method can be overwritten in derived classes if the final name must be computed analytically.

builder | The current node builder.
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Returns: The attribute name.

.setAttributeName( attributeName : string ) : AttributeNode

Sets the attribute name to the given value. The method can be overwritten in derived classes if the final name must be computed analytically.

attributeName | The name of the attribute.
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Returns: A reference to this node.

Source

src/nodes/core/AttributeNode.js