XML DOM removeAttribute() Method
Definition and usage
The removeAttribute() method deletes the specified attribute. If the document type declaration (DTD) has set a default value for the specified attribute, then the subsequent call getAttribute() methodThe default value will be returned.
Operations to delete non-existing attributes or attributes that are not set but have default values will be ignored.
Syntax:
elementNode.removeAttribute(name)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| name | Required. Specifies the name of the attribute to be deleted. |
Example
In all examples, we will use the XML file books.xml, and JavaScript functions loadXMLDoc().
The following code snippet deletes the "category" attribute of all <book> elements in "books.xml":
xmlDoc=loadXMLDoc("books.xml");
x=xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName('book');
for (i=0;i<x.length;i++)
{
x[i].removeAttribute('category'));
}
