getAttribute() public method

If this record is the result of a query and the attribute is not loaded, null will be returned.
See also: hasAttribute()
public getAttribute ( string $name ) : mixed
$name string the attribute name
return mixed the attribute value. `null` if the attribute is not set or does not exist.
 /**
  * Returns the status string of the next valid status from the list of transitions
  *
  * @param BaseActiveRecord|SimpleWorkflowBehavior $model
  * @return string
  */
 public static function getNextStatus($model)
 {
     $currentStatus = $model->getAttribute('status');
     $statusList = $model->getWorkflowSource()->getAllStatuses($model->getWorkflow()->getId());
     $transitions = array_keys(WorkflowHelper::getNextStatusListData($this->owner));
     $started = false;
     foreach ($statusList as $status) {
         $status_id = $status->getId();
         if ($started) {
             if (in_array($status_id, $transitions) && static::isValidNextStatus($model, $status_id)) {
                 return $status_id;
             }
         }
         if ($status_id == $currentStatus) {
             $started = true;
         }
     }
     return $currentStatus;
 }
 /**
  * @param BaseActiveRecord $owner
  * @param                  $attribute
  * @param                  $dimension
  * @param bool             $absoluteUrl
  *
  * @return mixed|null|string
  */
 public function thumbnail($owner, $attribute, $dimension, $absoluteUrl = true)
 {
     $value = $owner->getAttribute($attribute);
     if ((new UrlValidator())->validate($value)) {
         return $value;
     }
     if ($value && file_exists($value)) {
         return Url::to('@web/' . (new Thumbnailer(['imagePath' => $value]))->generate($dimension), $absoluteUrl);
     }
     if ($this->placeholder) {
         list($width, $height) = Utils::getDimension($dimension);
         return call_user_func([$this->placeholder, 'getImage'], $width, $height);
     }
     return null;
 }