JavaScript: The Definitive Guide

2017-07-07 02:10:07

25.102. Element.removeAttribute( ): delete a named attribute of an element

DOM Level 1 Core:

25.102.1. Synopsis

void removeAttribute(String name);

25.102.1.1. Arguments

name: The name of the attribute to be deleted.

25.102.1.2. Throws

This method may throw a DOMException with a code of NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR if this element is read-only and does not allow its attributes to be removed.

25.102.2. Description

removeAttribute( ) deletes a named attribute from this element. If the named attribute has a default value specified by the document type, subsequent calls to getAttribute( ) return that default value. Attempts to remove nonexistent attributes or attributes that are not specified but have a default value are silently ignored.

25.102.3. See Also

Element.getAttribute( ), Element.setAttribute( ), Node