Workaround for custom attributes in JSX

https://github.com/facebook/react/issues/140

by peterjmag

HTML

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/react/0.13.1/JSXTransformer.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/react/0.13.1/react-with-addons.js"></script>
<script src="https://facebook.github.io/react/js/jsfiddle-integration.js"></script>

<div id="container">
    <!-- This element's contents will be replaced with your component. -->
</div>

JavaScript 1.7

var Hello = React.createClass({
    componentDidMount: function() {
        this.refs.test.getDOMNode().setAttribute('custom-attribute', 'some value');
    },
    render: function() {
        return <div>
            <span ref="test">Element with a custom attribute</span>
        </div>;
    }
});
 
React.render(<Hello />, document.getElementById('container'));