def get_action(self):
action=self.xmlnode.prop("<STR_LIT:action>")<EOL>if action is None:<EOL><INDENT>return None<EOL><DEDENT>return action.decode("<STR_LIT:utf-8>")<EOL>
Get the action attribute of the item.

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