Attributes versus properties
The properties hold the current state; the attributes keep the starting HTML. disabled="false" still disabled the button: for boolean attributes only being present counts.
Attributes are what the HTML says (getAttribute, setAttribute); properties are the live values on the DOM object (input.value); classList adds, removes and toggles classes, and dataset reads and writes your own data-* values.
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Practice questions
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A <button data-count="0"> shows a number. Write bump(button) that adds 1 to its data-count, updates the button's text to the new count, and returns the new number.
Write setSelected(row, isSelected) that adds or removes the class selected and sets aria-selected to "true" or "false". Test it on one row.
Explain it without notes
What is the difference between an attribute and a property? Give an example where they differ.
How do boolean attributes work, and how do you turn one off from JavaScript?
Why prefer classList over className? What does toggle return?
What are data-* attributes and how does dataset name them?
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false true
true boolean
false
true number