Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

Name

setAttribute( ) — NN n/a IE 4 DOM n/a

Synopsis

setAttribute(attributeName, value[, caseSensitivity])

Sets the value of the named attribute within the current element. If the attribute is reflected in the object model as a property, this method acts the same as assigning a value to the object’s property.

Returned Value

None.

Parameters

attributeName

The attribute name used in the HTML tag (not including the =symbol).

value

Attribute value as a string, number, or Boolean, as dictated by the attribute’s data type. Most settings are strings or stringed versions of other data types.

caseSensitivity

An optional Boolean value. If true, the attribute in the HTML tag must match the case of the attributeName parameter exactly for its value to be set.