Element.setAttributeNS()

setAttributeNS adds a new attribute or changes the value of an attribute with the given namespace and name.

Syntax

element.setAttributeNS(namespace, name, value)
  • namespace is a string specifying the namespace of the attribute.
  • name is a string identifying the attribute by its qualified name; that is, a namespace prefix followed by a colon followed by a local name.
  • value is the desired string value of the new attribute.

Example

let d = document.getElementById('d1');
d.setAttributeNS('http://www.mozilla.org/ns/specialspace', 'spec:align', 'center');

Notes

DOM methods dealing with element's attributes:

Not namespace-aware, most commonly used methods Namespace-aware variants (DOM Level 2) DOM Level 1 methods for dealing with Attr nodes directly (seldom used) DOM Level 2 namespace-aware methods for dealing with Attr nodes directly (seldom used)
setAttribute (DOM 1) setAttributeNS setAttributeNode setAttributeNodeNS
getAttribute (DOM 1) getAttributeNS getAttributeNode getAttributeNodeNS
hasAttribute (DOM 2) hasAttributeNS - -
removeAttribute (DOM 1) removeAttributeNS removeAttributeNode -

setAttributeNS is the only method for namespaced attributes which expects the fully qualified name, i.e. "namespace:localname".

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
DOM
The definition of 'document.setAttributeNS' in that specification.
Living Standard

Browser compatibility

DesktopMobile
ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidFirefox for AndroidOpera for AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
setAttributeNSChrome Full support YesEdge Full support 12Firefox Full support YesIE ? Opera Full support YesSafari Full support 6WebView Android Full support YesChrome Android Full support YesFirefox Android Full support YesOpera Android Full support YesSafari iOS Full support YesSamsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support
Full support
Compatibility unknown
Compatibility unknown