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	Last updated: Tue, 19 Sep 2006

DOMElement->setAttribute()

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DOMElement->setAttribute() -- Adds new attribute

Description

class 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 1. Setting an attribute

<?php
$doc = new DOMDocument("1.0");
$node = $doc->createElement("para");
$newnode = $doc->appendChild($node);
$newnode->setAttribute("align", "left");
?>