DOMElement
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DOMElement::setAttribute

Adds new attribute

Description

public DOMAttr DOMElement::setAttribute ( string $name , string $value )

Sets an attribute with name name to the given value. If the attribute does not exist, it will be created.

Parameters

name

The name of the attribute.

value

The value of the attribute.

Return Values

The new DOMAttr or FALSE if an error occurred.

Errors/Exceptions

DOM_NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR

Raised if the node is readonly.

Examples

Example #1 Setting an attribute

<?php
$doc = new DOMDocument("1.0");
$node = $doc->createElement("para");
$newnode = $doc->appendChild($node);
$newnode->setAttribute("align", "left");
?>

See Also

  • DOMElement::hasAttribute
  • DOMElement::getAttribute
  • DOMElement::removeAttribute