SimpleXMLElement->addAttribute Adds an attribute to the SimpleXML element &reftitle.description; SimpleXMLElement voidaddAttribute stringname stringvalue stringnamespace Adds an attribute to the SimpleXML element. &reftitle.parameters; name The name of the attribute to add. value The value of the attribute. namespace If specified, the namespace to which the attribute belongs. &reftitle.returnvalues; &return.void; &reftitle.examples; Add attributes and children to a SimpleXML element addAttribute('type', 'documentary'); $movie = $sxe->addChild('movie'); $movie->addChild('title', 'PHP2: More Parser Stories'); $movie->addChild('plot', 'This is all about the people who make it work.'); $characters = $movie->addChild('characters'); $character = $characters->addChild('character'); $character->addChild('name', 'Mr. Parser'); $character->addChild('actor', 'John Doe'); $rating = $movie->addChild('rating', '5'); $rating->addAttribute('type', 'stars'); echo $sxe->asXML(); ?> ]]> &reftitle.seealso;