@zeix/ui-element/docs-src/pages/api/functions/setAttribute.md

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[@zeix/ui-element](../globals.md) / setAttribute

# Function: setAttribute()

> **setAttribute**\<`P`, `E`\>(`name`, `reactive`): [`Effect`](../type-aliases/Effect.md)\<`P`, `E`\>

Defined in: [src/lib/effects.ts:497](https://github.com/zeixcom/ui-element/blob/297c0e8e040b3880ad85a2bc873523a8086f09a3/src/lib/effects.ts#L497)

Effect for setting an attribute on an element.
Sets the specified attribute with security validation for unsafe values.

## Type Parameters

### P

`P` *extends* [`ComponentProps`](../type-aliases/ComponentProps.md)

### E

`E` *extends* `Element` = `HTMLElement`

## Parameters

### name

`string`

Name of the attribute to set

### reactive

[`Reactive`](../type-aliases/Reactive.md)\<`string`, `P`, `E`\> = `name`

Reactive value bound to the attribute value (defaults to attribute name)

## Returns

[`Effect`](../type-aliases/Effect.md)\<`P`, `E`\>

Effect function that sets the attribute on the element

## Since

0.8.0