stract java.lang.Object <B>getAttribute</B>(java.lang.String&nbsp;name)
                                       throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException</PRE>
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<DD>Allows the user to retrieve specific attributes on the underlying
 implementation.<DD><DL>
<DT><B>Parameters:</B><DD><CODE>name</CODE> - The name of the attribute.<DT><B>Returns:</B><DD>value The value of the attribute.<DT><B>Throws:</B><DD><CODE>java.lang.IllegalArgumentException</CODE> - thrown if the underlying
 implementation doesn't reco