Description:


http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/docs/api/javax/swing/text/Attribu
teSet.html#getAttribute(java.lang.Object)


getAttribute

public Object getAttribute(Object key)

      Fetches the value of the given attribute. If the value
is not found locally, the search is continued upward through
the resolving parent (if one exists) until the
      value is either found or there are no more parents. If
the value is not found, null is returned.

      Parameters:
            key - the non-null key of the attribute binding
      Returns:
            the value
            
            
Presently, it reads as "the value". I would expect a longer
and more clear explanation than what it is.

May be like:

Returns:

the value of the attribute "null" as the default