DOMElement::setAttribute
(PHP 5, PHP 7)
DOMElement::setAttribute — Adds new attribute
Description
public DOMElement::setAttribute ( string $name , string $value ) : DOMAttr
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() - Checks to see if attribute exists
- DOMElement::getAttribute() - Returns value of attribute
- DOMElement::removeAttribute() - Removes attribute
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