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Initial commit, description and example of setAttribute() #6280

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Title: '.setAttribute()'
Description: 'Sets the attribute of a specified element.'
Subjects:
- 'Web Development'
- 'Web Design'
Tags:
- 'Attributes'
- 'DOM'
CatalogContent:
- 'introduction-to-javascript'
- 'paths/front-end-engineer-career-path'
---

The **`.setAttribute()`** method of the `Element` interface sets or updates an attribute of the specified element. If the given attribute already exists, its value is updated; otherwise, a new attribute is created with the given name and value.

## Syntax

```pseudo
elm.setAttribute(name, value);
```

- `elm`: The element on which the `.setAttribute()` method is called.
- `name` (string): The name of the attribute to set (e.g., `"class"`, `"id"`, `"href"`).
- `value` (string): The value to assign to the specified attribute.

## Example

This example sets the `"name"` attribute of a button element to `"helloButton"`:

```js
const button = document.querySelector('button');

button.setAttribute('name', 'helloButton');
```