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<refentry xml:id="domelement.setattribute" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>DOMElement::setAttribute</refname>
  <refpurpose>Adds new or modifies existing attribute</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis role="DOMElement">
   <modifier>public</modifier> <type class="union"><type>DOMAttr</type><type>bool</type></type><methodname>DOMElement::setAttribute</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>qualifiedName</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>value</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   Sets an attribute with name <parameter>qualifiedName</parameter> to the given
   value. If the attribute does not exist, it will be created.
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>qualifiedName</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The name of the attribute.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>value</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The value of the attribute.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   The created or modified <classname>DOMAttr</classname> or &false; if an error occurred.
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="errors">
  &reftitle.errors;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><constant>DOM_NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR</constant></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       Raised if the node is readonly.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title>Setting an attribute</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$doc = new DOMDocument("1.0");
$node = $doc->createElement("para");
$newnode = $doc->appendChild($node);
$newnode->setAttribute("align", "left");
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><methodname>DOMElement::hasAttribute</methodname></member>
    <member><methodname>DOMElement::getAttribute</methodname></member>
    <member><methodname>DOMElement::removeAttribute</methodname></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>
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