You don’t need to use setAttribute for that – This code works (IE8 also) <div id=”something” >Hello</div> <script type=”text/javascript” > (function() { document.getElementById(“something”).onclick = function() { alert(‘hello’); }; })(); </script>
Since id is an attribute don’t create an id element, just do this: myPara.setAttribute(“id”, “id_you_like”);
This is more of a Python question. Python is very dynamic language. You can code things (classes) ahead of time, or Python allows you to create classes completely dynamically at run-time. Consider the following example of a simple vector class. You can create/code the class ahead of time like: class MyVector(object): x = 0 y … Read more
From Javascript: The Definitive Guide, it clarifies things. It notes that HTMLElement objects of a HTML doc define JS properties that correspond to all standard HTML attributes. So you only need to use setAttribute for non-standard attributes. Example: node.className=”test”; // works node.frameborder=”0″; // doesn’t work – non standard attribute node.setAttribute(‘frameborder’, ‘0’); // works