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<DD>Returns <tt>false</tt> if the attribute was added by the validator.
 
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 This method provides information necessary for
 a <A HREF="../../../javax/xml/parsers/DocumentBuilder.html"><CODE>DocumentBuilder</CODE></A> to determine what
 the DOM tree should return from the <A HREF="../../../org/w3c/dom/Attr.html#getSpecified()"><CODE>Attr.getSpecified()</CODE></A> method.
 
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 The method may only be called by the startElement event of
 the <A HREF="../../../org/xml/sax