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 theattributeName
parameter exactly for its value to be set.
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