Name

Document.createAttribute( ): create a new Attr node — DOM Level 1 Core:

Synopsis

Attr createAttribute(Stringname)
    throws DOMException;

Arguments

name

The name for the newly created attribute.

Returns

A newly created Attr node with its nodeName property set to name.

Throws

This method throws a DOMException with a code of INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR if name contains an illegal character.

See Also

Attr, Element.setAttribute( ), Element.setAttributeNode( )

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