<html>
<head>
<title>Attr Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<div id="myDiv"></div>
<input type="button" value="Assign Attribute" onclick="assignAttribute()">
<script type="text/javascript">
function assignAttribute(){
var element = document.getElementById("myDiv");
var attr = document.createAttribute("align");
attr.value = "left";
element.setAttributeNode(attr);
alert(element.attributes["align"].value); //"left"
alert(element.getAttributeNode("align").value); //"left"
alert(element.getAttribute("align")); //"left"
}
</script>
</body>
</html>