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DOM Element setAttributeNS() Method
Element ObjectThe following code fragment uses the xml file: "booksnamespace.xml".
Example
Add a nationality attribute with the specified namespace, to the author element:
x=document.getElementsByTagNameNS("http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml","author");
x.setAttributeNS("http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml","nationality","english");
x.setAttributeNS("http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml","nationality","english");
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Definition and Usage
The setAttributeNS() method adds the specified attribute, with the specified namespace to the element.
If the specified attribute allready exists, only the value is set/changed
Note: The setAttributeNS method is an XML method, and will not work with HTML elements.
Browser Support
The setAttributeNS() method is supported in all major browsers, except Internet Explorer.
Note: This method is an XML DOM method, and will not work with HTML elements, However, Chrome and Safari supports this method with HTML elements as well.
Syntax
element.setAttributeNS(namespaceURI,attributename,attributevalue)
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| namespaceURI | String | Required. The namespaceURI of the attribute you want to add, set this value to null if you dont want to specify a namespace |
| attributename | String | Required. The name of the attribute you want to add |
| attributevalue | String | Required. The value of the attribute you want to add |
Return Value
No return value.
Technical Details
| DOM Version | Core Level 2 |
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