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	Last updated: Thu, 26 Jun 2008

DOMElement::setAttribute

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DOMElement::setAttribute — Adds new attribute

Description

DOMAttr DOMElement::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

The new DOMAttr or FALSE if an error occured.

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");

?>