Attributes
The attributes property returns a live collection of all attribute nodes registered to the specified node. It is a read-only property.
Syntax:-
Element.attributes[index/key]
Attr Object
Properties
- name (do not use nodeName)
- value (do not use nodeValue or textContent or appendChild() or insertBefore( ) or removeChild( ) or replaceChild( ) these all are deprecated for attr object)
Methods
- setAttribute( )
- getAttribute( )
- removeAttribute( )
setAttribute( )
This method is used to set the value of an attribute on the specified element. If the attribute already exists, the value is updated; otherwise, a new attribute is added with the specified name and value. We should not use this method to set inline style as it will overwrite other CSS properties.
Syntax:-
Element.setAttribute(name, value);
Element.setAttribute(“style”, “css properties: value”);
Ex: –
p.setAttribute(“id”, “mydiv”);
p.setAttribute(“style”, “font-size: 80px”);
getAttribute( )
The getAttribute() returns the value of a specified attribute on the element. If the given attribute does not exist, the value returned will either be null or “ ”.
Syntax: –
var attribute = element.getAttribute(attributeName);
removeAttribute( )
This method is used to remove an attribute from the specified element.
Syntax: –
element.removeAttribute(attrName);
hasAttribute( )
The hasAttribute() method returns a Boolean value indicating whether the specified element has the specified attribute or not.
Syntax:-
var result = element.hasAttribute(attr_name);
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