# Attributes vs Properties (who will win?)

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attributes-vs-properties-who-will-win/251811>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 12, 2008, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attributes-vs-properties-who-will-win/251811 "2008-02-12T21:40:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![jbailey](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/jbailey/32/2380_2.png) [@jbailey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jbailey)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attributes-vs-properties-who-will-win/251811/1 "2008-02-12T21:40:31Z")

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So I’ve done both and haven’t come to a conclusion. When looking at the xml feed I prefer attributes. However, properties work just fine.