Uses of Interface org.w3c.dom.Attr (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-06-25

## Uses of Interface
org.w3c.dom.Attr

- Packages that use Attr
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  javax.imageio.metadata | A package of the Java Image I/O API dealing with reading and writing metadata.
  org.w3c.dom | Provides the interfaces for the Document Object Model (DOM).

- - ### Uses of Attr in javax.imageio.metadata

    Methods in javax.imageio.metadata that return Attr
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Attr` | IIOMetadataNode.`getAttributeNode(String name)`
    `Attr` | IIOMetadataNode.`getAttributeNodeNS(String namespaceURI, String localName)` Equivalent to `getAttributeNode(localName)`.
    `Attr` | IIOMetadataNode.`removeAttributeNode(Attr oldAttr)`
    `Attr` | IIOMetadataNode.`setAttributeNode(Attr newAttr)`
    `Attr` | IIOMetadataNode.`setAttributeNodeNS(Attr newAttr)` Equivalent to `setAttributeNode(newAttr)`.

    Methods in javax.imageio.metadata with parameters of type Attr
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Attr` | IIOMetadataNode.`removeAttributeNode(Attr oldAttr)`
    `Attr` | IIOMetadataNode.`setAttributeNode(Attr newAttr)`
    `Attr` | IIOMetadataNode.`setAttributeNodeNS(Attr newAttr)` Equivalent to `setAttributeNode(newAttr)`.
    `void` | IIOMetadataNode.`setIdAttributeNode(Attr idAttr, boolean isId)` This DOM Level 3 method is not supported for `IIOMetadataNode` and will throw a `DOMException`.

  - ### Uses of Attr in org.w3c.dom

    Methods in org.w3c.dom that return Attr
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Attr` | Document.`createAttribute(String name)` Creates an `Attr` of the given name.
    `Attr` | Document.`createAttributeNS(String namespaceURI, String qualifiedName)` Creates an attribute of the given qualified name and namespace URI.
    `Attr` | Element.`getAttributeNode(String name)` Retrieves an attribute node by name.
    `Attr` | Element.`getAttributeNodeNS(String namespaceURI, String localName)` Retrieves an `Attr` node by local name and namespace URI.
    `Attr` | Element.`removeAttributeNode(Attr oldAttr)` Removes the specified attribute node.
    `Attr` | Element.`setAttributeNode(Attr newAttr)` Adds a new attribute node.
    `Attr` | Element.`setAttributeNodeNS(Attr newAttr)` Adds a new attribute.

    Methods in org.w3c.dom with parameters of type Attr
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Attr` | Element.`removeAttributeNode(Attr oldAttr)` Removes the specified attribute node.
    `Attr` | Element.`setAttributeNode(Attr newAttr)` Adds a new attribute node.
    `Attr` | Element.`setAttributeNodeNS(Attr newAttr)` Adds a new attribute.
    `void` | Element.`setIdAttributeNode(Attr idAttr, boolean isId)` If the parameter `isId` is `true`, this method declares the specified attribute to be a user-determined ID attribute .

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