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removeAttributeNode

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removeAttributeNode removes the specified attribute from the current element.

Syntax

remove_attr = element.removeAttributeNode(attribute)
 

Parameters

attribute is the Attribute node that needs to be removed.

remove_attr is an Attribute node.

Example

// <div id="top" align="center" /> d = document.getElementById("top"); d_align = d.getAttributeNode("align"); d.removeAttributeNode(d_align); // align has a default value, center, // so the removed attribute is immediately // replaced: <div id="top" align="center" />

Notes

If the removed Attribute has a default value it is immediately replaced. The replacing attribute has the same namespace URI and local name, as well as the original prefix, when applicable.

Specification

removeAttributeNode