The removeAttributeNode()
method of the Element
object removes the specified attribute from the current element.
Syntax
removedAttr = element.removeAttributeNode(attributeNode)
attributeNode
is theAttr
node that needs to be removed.removedAttr
is the removedAttr
node.
Example
// Given: <div id="top" align="center" />
var d = document.getElementById("top");
var d_align = d.getAttributeNode("align");
d.removeAttributeNode(d_align);
// align is now removed: <div id="top" />
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.
There is no removeAttributeNodeNS
method; the removeAttributeNode
method can remove both namespaced attributes and non-namespaced attributes.
DOM methods dealing with element's attributes:
Not namespace-aware, most commonly used methods | Namespace-aware variants (DOM Level 2) | DOM Level 1 methods for dealing with Attr nodes directly (seldom used)
|
DOM Level 2 namespace-aware methods for dealing with Attr nodes directly (seldom used)
|
---|---|---|---|
setAttribute (DOM 1)
|
setAttributeNS
|
setAttributeNode
|
setAttributeNodeNS
|
getAttribute (DOM 1)
|
getAttributeNS
|
getAttributeNode
|
getAttributeNodeNS
|
hasAttribute (DOM 2)
|
hasAttributeNS
|
- | - |
removeAttribute (DOM 1)
|
removeAttributeNS
|
removeAttributeNode
|
- |
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
DOMThe definition of 'Element: removeAttributeNode' in that specification. | Living Standard |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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removeAttributeNode
|
Chrome
Full support Yes |
Edge
Full support 12 |
Firefox
Full support Yes |
IE
Full support Yes |
Opera
Full support Yes |
Safari
Full support 6 |
WebView Android
Full support Yes |
Chrome Android
Full support Yes |
Firefox Android
Full support Yes |
Opera Android
Full support Yes |
Safari iOS
Full support Yes |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
Element.removeAttributeNode() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.