[]= (REXML::Attributes)

    # File temp/element.rb, line 1100
                    def []=( name, value )
                            if value.nil?                # Delete the named attribute
                                    attr = get_attribute(name)
                                    delete attr
                                    return
                            end
                            value = Attribute.new(name, value) unless value.kind_of? Attribute
                            value.element = @element
                            old_attr = fetch(value.name, nil)
                            if old_attr.nil?
                                    store(value.name, value)
                            elsif old_attr.kind_of? Hash
                                    old_attr[value.prefix] = value
                            elsif old_attr.prefix != value.prefix
                                    # Check for conflicting namespaces
                                    raise ParseException.new(
                                            "Namespace conflict in adding attribute \"#{value.name}\": "+
                                            "Prefix \"#{old_attr.prefix}\" = "+
                                            "\"#{@element.namespace(old_attr.prefix)}\" and prefix "+
                                            "\"#{value.prefix}\" = \"#{@element.namespace(value.prefix)}\"") if
                                            value.prefix != "xmlns" and old_attr.prefix != "xmlns" and
                                            @element.namespace( old_attr.prefix ) ==
                                            @element.namespace( value.prefix )
                                    store value.name, { old_attr.prefix => old_attr,
                                                                                                                    value.prefix              => value }
                            else
                                    store value.name, value
                            end
                            return @element
                    end