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Modify prototype of a metatag object

I'm dynamically generating metatags. I'm able to append the properties of the object that are part of the metatag prototype by default. name, content and ID. But when I try to append something different to the object, say foo it doesn't append.

How do I add my own property so I can add to it in the same way I'm adding the name id and content in the example.

var headID = document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0];        
var metaNode = document.createElement('meta');
metaNode.name = "name"; //appends
metaNode.id = "id"; //appends
metaNode.content = "content"; //appends
metaNode.foo = "bar"; //doesn't append
headID.appendChild(metaNode);

result: <meta id="id" name="name" content="content">

want: <meta id="id" name="name" content="content" foo="bar">

Solution

  • metaNode.setAttribute('foo', 'bar');