method

add_attribute

v1_9_3_392 - Show latest stable - 0 notes - Class: REXML::Element

add_attribute( key, value=nil ) public

Adds an attribute to this element, overwriting any existing attribute by the same name.

key	can be either an Attribute or a String. If an Attribute, the attribute is added to the list of Element attributes. If String, the argument is used as the name of the new attribute, and the value parameter must be supplied.
value	Required if `key` is a String, and ignored if the first argument is an Attribute. This is a String, and is used as the value of the new Attribute. This should be the unnormalized value of the attribute (without entities).
Returns	the Attribute added

e = Element.new 'e'
e.add_attribute( 'a', 'b' )               #-> <e a='b'/>
e.add_attribute( 'x:a', 'c' )             #-> <e a='b' x:a='c'/>
e.add_attribute Attribute.new('b', 'd')   #-> <e a='b' x:a='c' b='d'/>

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# File lib/rexml/element.rb, line 599
    def add_attribute( key, value=nil )
      if key.kind_of? Attribute
        @attributes << key
      else
        @attributes[key] = value
      end
    end

add_attribute

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