Element: setAttributeNode() method
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The setAttributeNode()
method of the Element
interface adds a new Attr
node to the specified element.
If you don't need to work with the attribute node (such as cloning from another element) before adding it, you can use the setAttribute()
method instead.
Syntax
setAttributeNode(attribute)
Parameters
Return value
The replaced attribute node, if any, returned by this function.
Examples
This example copies the align
attribute from one element to another.
HTML
<div id="one" align="left">one</div>
<div id="two">two</div>
JavaScript
let d1 = document.getElementById("one");
let d2 = document.getElementById("two");
let a = d1.getAttributeNode("align");
d2.setAttributeNode(a.cloneNode(true));
// Returns: 'left'
alert(d2.attributes[1].value);
Notes
If the attribute named already exists on the element, that attribute is replaced with the new one and the replaced one is returned.
Specifications
Specification |
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DOM # dom-element-setattributenode |
Browser compatibility
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