XML DOM setAttributeNode() Method
Element Object
Example
The following code fragment loads "books.xml" into xmlDoc and adds a "edition" attribute to all <book> elements:
var xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
if (xhttp.readyState == 4 && xhttp.status == 200) {
myFunction(xhttp);
}
};
xhttp.open("GET", "books.xml", true);
xhttp.send();
function myFunction(xml) {
var x, y, z, i, newatt,
xmlDoc, txt;
xmlDoc = xml.responseXML;
txt = "";
x = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName('book');
for (i = 0; i < x.length; i++) {
newatt = xmlDoc.createAttribute("edition");
newatt.value = "first";
x[i].setAttributeNode(newatt);
}
// Output all "edition" attribute values
for (i = 0; i < x.length; i++) {
txt += "Edition: " + x[i].getAttribute("edition") + "<br>";
}
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = txt;
}
Output:
Edition: first
Edition: first
Edition: first
Edition: first
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Definition and Usage
The setAttributeNode() method adds a new attribute node.
If an attribute with that name already exists in the element, it is replaced by the new one. If the new attribute replaces an existing attribute, the replaced attribute node is returned, otherwise it returns null.
Syntax
elementNode.setAttributeNode(att_node)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| att_node | Required. Specifies the attribute node to set |
Element Object
