set attribute jquery code example

Example 1: javascript update attribute

var element = document.getElementById("elemId");
element.setAttribute("attributeName", "value");

Example 2: jquery set data attribute value

//<div id="myElementID" data-myvalue="37"></div>
var a = $('#myElementID').data('myvalue'); //get myvalue
$('#myElementID').data('myvalue',38); //set myvalue

Example 3: jquery attr multiple attributes

.attr({
    target:"nw", 
    title:"Opens in a new window",
    "data-value":"internal link" // attributes which contain dash(-) should be covered in quotes.
});

Example 4: get attribute value jquery

var some_var = $( some_jquery_selector ).attr( 'some_attribute_name' );

Example 5: jquery set att

$input.attr("attributeName", "attributeValue");

Example 6: jquery attr

$( some_item ).attr( "id", "some-id" );
// for setting multiple attributes, it's similar to the css() property. However, quotes are not always required for attr()
$( some_item ).attr({
  id: "some-id",
  // or others.
  title: "Opens in a new window",
  // attributes which contain dash(-), should be covered in quotes.
  "data-value": "internal link"
});