From 5b0b60634dce2691b616afadb7cb4f5125d71a5d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: delta456 <swstkbaranwal@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:34:47 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] add deprecated comment

---
 java/src/org/openqa/selenium/WebElement.java | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/WebElement.java b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/WebElement.java
index 32a0eabd9597b..05b661d16179b 100644
--- a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/WebElement.java
+++ b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/WebElement.java
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ public interface WebElement extends SearchContext, TakesScreenshot {
    *
    * @param name The name of the attribute.
    * @return The attribute/property's current value or null if the value is not set.
+   * @deprecated This method is deprecated. Use {@link #getDomProperty(String)} or {@link
+   *     #getDomAttribute(String)} for more precise attribute retrieval.
    */
   @Deprecated
   @Nullable String getAttribute(String name);