Javascript DOM How to - Add an id through setAttributeNode

Question

We would like to know how to add an id through setAttributeNode.

Answer


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script type='text/javascript'>
window.onload=function(){<!--from w w w  . j a v  a2 s.c o  m-->
    var setDivId=document.createAttribute("id");
    setDivId.value=("div_"+5);
    
    var node = document.createElement("div");
    node.setAttributeNode(setDivId);
    
    document.getElementById("resultContainer").appendChild(node);
    var divIdNumber = ("div_"+5);
    document.getElementById(divIdNumber).innerHTML='boxHTML';
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
  <div id="resultContainer"></div>
</body>
</html>

The code above is rendered as follows: