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DOMElement->setAttribute()

Adds new attribute ()

DOMElement {
  bool 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

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Errors/Exceptions

DOM_NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if the node is readonly.

Examples

Example 535. Setting an attribute

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<?php

$doc = new DOMDocument("1.0");

$node = $doc->createElement("para");

$newnode = $doc->appendChild($node);

$newnode->setAttribute("align", "left");

?>

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