XML DOM removeNamedItem() method
Definition and usage
The removeNamedItem() method can delete the specified node.
If the deleted attribute has a default value, a new attribute will be immediately generated, along with the namespace URI, local name, and prefix.
This method can return the deleted node.
Syntax:
removeNamedItem(nodename)
| Parameters | Description |
|---|---|
| nodename | Node name to be deleted |
Example
In all examples, we will use the XML file books.xml, and JavaScript functions loadXMLDoc().
The following code snippet can iterate over <book> elements and delete the category attribute:
xmlDoc=loadXMLDoc("books.xml");
var x=xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName('book');
for(i=0;i<x.length;i++)
{
x.item(i).attributes.removeNamedItem("category");
}
