13.6.2.6 Element Objects
Element is a subclass of Node, so inherits all the attributes of that class.
- The element type name. In a namespace-using document it may have colons in it. The value is a string.
- Same as equivalent method in the Document class.
- Same as equivalent method in the Document class.
- Return an attribute value as a string.
- Return the Attr node for the attribute named by attrname.
- Return an attribute value as a string, given a namespaceURI and localName.
- Return an attribute value as a node, given a namespaceURI and localName.
- Remove an attribute by name. No exception is raised if there is no matching attribute.
- Remove and return oldAttr from the attribute list, if present. If oldAttr is not present, NotFoundErr is raised.
- Remove an attribute by name. Note that it uses a localName, not a qname. No exception is raised if there is no matching attribute.
- Set an attribute value from a string.
- Add a new attibute node to the element, replacing an existing attribute if necessary if the name attribute matches. If a replacement occurs, the old attribute node will be returned. If newAttr is already in use, InuseAttributeErr will be raised.
- Add a new attibute node to the element, replacing an existing attribute if necessary if the namespaceURI and localName attributes match. If a replacement occurs, the old attribute node will be returned. If newAttr is already in use, InuseAttributeErr will be raised.
- Set an attribute value from a string, given a namespaceURI and a qname. Note that a qname is the whole attribute name. This is different than above.
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Release 2.4, documentation updated on 29 November 2004.