Html/[removed] Add Attribute to an HTML Control

Question

Need: Find a way to add a valid tag/attribute/property to a normal html control.

What I have is some javascript/jquery adding a click event to a link that will show

Answer 1

The way you add an attribute to an html control is by using the element.setAttribute("attributeName", "attributeValue") where "element" is the element you want to add the attribute to.

To get an attribute you use getAttribute("attributeName");