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# DomElement->set_attribute()

(no version information, might be only in CVS)

DomElement->set_attribute() -- Sets the value of an attribute

## Description

class DomElement {
DomAttribute set_attribute ( string name, string value )
}

Sets an attribute with name name to the given value.

## Parameters

name

  The name of the attribute. If this attribute doesn't exist, it will be created.

value

  The value of the attribute.

## Return Values

Returns the old DomAttribute node, or the new one if you are creating the attribute for the first time.

## Examples

Example 1. Setting an attribute
`<?php $doc = domxml_new_doc("1.0"); $node = $doc->create_element("para"); $newnode = $doc->append_child($node); $newnode->set_attribute("align", "left"); ?>`

## Migrating to PHP 5

Use DOMElement->setAttribute().

## See Also

DomElement->get_attribute_node()
DomElement->get_attribute()

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