I want to add an attribute to a text node so that I can uniquely identify it. Is there a way to do this in javascript?
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I want to add an attribute to a text node so that I can uniquely identify it. Is there a way to do this in javascript?
Not in a safe, simple, cross-browser way. Only tags have attributes, and text nodes are not tags.
Wrap it in a
<span>and use an ID on the span.