XML DOM removeNamedItem() Method

NamedNodeMap Object

Definition and Usage

removeNamedItem() This method deletes the specified node.

If the deleted attribute has a default value, a new attribute with the default value, namespace URI, local name, and prefix (if any) will appear immediately.

This method returns the node that was removed.

Syntax

removeNamedItem(nodename)
Parameters Description
nodename The name of the node to be deleted.

Example

The following code loads "books.xml" into xmlDoc, loops through the <book> elements, and removes the category attribute:

function myFunction(xml) {
    var xmlDoc = xml.responseXML;
    var txt = "";
    var x = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName('book');
    txt += x.item(0).attributes.length + "<br>";
    x.item(0).attributes.removeNamedItem("category");
    txt += x.item(0).attributes.length;
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = txt;
{}

Try It Yourself

NamedNodeMap Object