XmlAttribute () { XmlAttribute attribute = (XmlAttribute)getXmlElement(); if (attribute != null) return attribute; final DomManagerImpl manager = getManager(); final boolean b = manager.setChanging(true); try { attribute = ensureTagExists().setAttribute(getXmlElementName(), getXmlApiCompatibleNamespace(getParentHandler()), ""); setXmlElement(attribute); final DomElement element = getProxy(); manager.fireEvent(new DomEvent(element, true)); return attribute; } catch (IncorrectOperationException e) { LOG.error(e); return null; } finally { manager.setChanging(b); } }