{{tag>Programmers_Reference Methods IEntity_Interface}}
======getAttributeValue (String)======

**Interface:** [[3500:0300:0317|IEntity]]
<code java>public Object getAttributeValue (String attributeName)
throws InvalidParameterException</code>

This method returns the value of the specified attribute. Note: the attribute must not be a reference. Use the ''[[ref:p_m:getreferences|getReferences]]'' method to retrieve references.
=====Parameters=====
|''attributeName''|the name of the attribute of the business object or notification the value of which is returned|

=====Returns=====
The value of the attribute as ''Object''. The type of the object corresponds to the type of the attribute. See the Appendix A that provides the mapping between attribute types and Java types.

=====Throws=====
|''InvalidParameterException''| if the specified attribute name does not exist in the business object or notification|