Element: removeAttributeNode() method - Web APIs | MDN

Syntax

js

removeAttributeNode(attributeNode)

Parameters

attributeNode

The attribute node to remove from the element.

Return value

The attribute node that was removed.

Exceptions

NotFoundError DOMException

Thrown when the element's attribute list does not contain the attribute node.

Examples

js

// Given: <div id="foo" lang="en-US" />
const d = document.getElementById("foo");
const dLang = d.getAttributeNode("lang");
d.removeAttributeNode(dLang);
// lang is now removed: <div id="foo" />

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.

Specifications

Specification
DOM
# dom-element-removeattributenode

Browser compatibility

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