# NodeAttribute

[NodeBuilder](NodeBuilder.html) is going to create instances of this class during the build process of nodes. They represent the final shader attributes that are going to be generated by the builder. Arrays of node attributes is maintained in [NodeBuilder#attributes](NodeBuilder.html#attributes) and [NodeBuilder#bufferAttributes](NodeBuilder.html#bufferAttributes) for this purpose.

## Constructor

### new NodeAttribute( name : string, type : string, node : Node )

Constructs a new node attribute.

**name**

The name of the attribute.

**type**

The type of the attribute.

**node**

An optional reference to the node.

Default is `null`.

## Properties

### .isNodeAttribute : boolean (readonly)

This flag can be used for type testing.

Default is `true`.

### .name : string

The name of the attribute.

### .node : Node

An optional reference to the node.

Default is `null`.

### .type : string

The type of the attribute.

## Source

[src/nodes/core/NodeAttribute.js](https://github.com/mrdoob/three.js/blob/master/src/nodes/core/NodeAttribute.js)