def get_name(self):
var = self.xmlnode.prop("<STR_LIT:name>")<EOL>if not var:<EOL><INDENT>var = "<STR_LIT>"<EOL><DEDENT>return var.decode("<STR_LIT:utf-8>")<EOL>
Get the name of the item.

        :return: the name of the item or `None`.
        :returntype: `unicode`