57. putAttribute

Parameter syntax:

[ '[implicitElement]' ]? [ '[empty]'|'[none]'|'[id]' ]? attribute_name [ attribute_value ]?

This command is only useful to write macro commands.

Adds or replaces attribute attribute_name in explicitly or implicitly selected element if grammar constraining the document allows to do so.

Examples:

putAttribute [implicitElement] cols
putAttribute linkend "chapter 1"
putAttribute [dummy] cols
putAttribute [implicitElement] [dummy] cols