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element.setAttribute('style', 'attribute :value;') vs. element.attribute = 'value'

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In javascript is there any difference between using

element.style.setAttribute('width', '150px');

and

element.style.width = '150px';

?

I have seen that keywords won't work with the first way (like this), but for non-keyword attributes is there a difference?

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answered 15 Years ago kendellc · Accepted Answer

Both are perfectly valid. Can you give some examples which doesn't work in second way? Are you aware that attribute names needs to be camelcased first? E.g. element.style.marginTop instead of incorrectly element.style.margin-top. The hyphen is namely an invalid identifier in Javascript.