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Find the attribute with the specified `localName` and specified `namespaceUri` in the current node, and fill in the specified `attribute` structure&period; Return 0 on success, 1 if there is no attribute found with `localName` and `namespaceUri`, and a negative value otherwise&period; If `namespaceUri` &equals;&equals; 0 or a blank string is passed, then the document&apos;s default namespace will be used&period; The strings that were filled into the `attribute` structure are invalid upon the next `advanceToNextNode` or `close` is called&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;balxml&lowbar;reader&period;h&gt;`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
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virtual
int
lookupAttribute(
    xref:BloombergLP/balxml/ElementAttribute.adoc[ElementAttribute]* attribute,
    char const* localName,
    char const* namespaceUri) const = 0;
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