createAttribute

Syntax:: document.createAttribute(name)
name: Receives the name that will be given to the newly created Attr object.

This method creates an Attr object of the specified name.

It does not, however, add a value for that attribute. This must be done separately using the Element object's setAttribute method. An attribute so created will have a parentNode property set to null until it has been 'set' into an element.

Examples

Code:

XML:



<library>


    <book>


       <category>fiction</category>


       <title>Eyeless in Gaza</title>


       <author>Aldous Huxley</author>


    </book>


    <book>


       <category>classics</category>


       <title>John Barleycorn</title>


       <author>Jack London</author>


    </book>


 </library>



VBScript:



Set objXMLDoc = CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM")


 objXMLDoc.async = False


 objXMLDoc.load("library.xml")





 Dim objNamedNodeMap, objCurrNode, objIdAttr, objCatAttr, index


 Set objIdAttr = objXMLDoc.createAttribute("ID")


 Set objCatAttr = objXMLDoc.createAttribute("catalog")


 Set objCurrNode = objXMLDoc.documentElement.firstChild


 objCurrNode.setAttribute "ID", "0173"


 objCurrNode.setAttribute "catalog", "DL-3678"





 Set objNamedNodeMap = objCurrNode.attributes


 For index = 0 To objNamedNodeMap.length-1


    document.write(objNamedNodeMap.item(index).xml & "<br>")


 Next

Output:

ID="0173"

catalog="DL-3678"

Explanation:

This example creates two attributes ('ID' and 'catalog') and sets them in the first 'book' element. A NamedNodeMap is created from this element and then the code loops through each attribute and displays the associated XML.

Primary links

XML DOM » Document » createAttribute

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Language(s): VBScript XML

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