public String getAttribute() {
        return this.attribute;
    }
<p>
The AMI attribute.
</p>
<p>
<b>Note</b>: The <code>blockDeviceMapping</code> attribute is deprecated. Using this attribute returns the
<code>Client.AuthFailure</code> error. To get information about the block device mappings for an AMI, use the
<a>DescribeImages</a> action.
</p>

@return The AMI attribute.</p>
        <p>
        <b>Note</b>: The <code>blockDeviceMapping</code> attribute is deprecated. Using this attribute returns
        the <code>Client.AuthFailure</code> error. To get information about the block device mappings for an AMI,
        use the <a>DescribeImages</a> action.
@see ImageAttributeName
aws-java-sdk-ec2/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/ec2/model/DescribeImageAttributeRequest.java