# DOMDocument->createAttribute()

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DOMDocument->createAttribute() — Create new attribute

### Description

DOMDocument
DOMAttr createAttribute ( string `$name` )

This function creates a new instance of class DOMAttr. This node will not show up in the document unless it is inserted with e.g. DOMNode->appendChild().

### Parameters

`name`

  The name of the attribute.

### Return Values

The new DOMAttr or `FALSE` if an error occured.

### Errors/Exceptions

`DOM_INVALID_CHARACTER_ERR`

  Raised if `name` contains an invalid character.

### See Also

- DOMNode->appendChild()
- DOMDocument->createAttributeNS()
- DOMDocument->createCDATASection()
- DOMDocument->createComment()
- DOMDocument->createDocumentFragment()
- DOMDocument->createElement()
- DOMDocument->createElementNS()
- DOMDocument->createEntityReference()
- DOMDocument->createProcessingInstruction()
- DOMDocument->createTextNode()