Why are there two ways to set <td> attributes?

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Hi,
There are two ways to set cell attributes. Does one have any advantage over the other?

var cell = document.createElement("td");
cell.style.width = "50px";

or

cell.setAttribute("width", "50px");

Thanks,
Shane

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These ways are different.
First one adds inline CSS style:

cell.style.width = "50px";
<td style="width:50px">

while second one adds attribute to the tag:

cell.setAttribute("width", "50");
<td width="50">

That means if you want to change style of the element you use first one. But when you need an attribute (for example, custom data-something="value") you have to use second.

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