removeAttributeNode

Syntax:: element.removeAttributeNode(name)

This method removes the specified attribute from the element, returning the removed

If the removed attribute has a default value, it is immediately replaced by it.

Examples

Code:

XML:



<Albums>


    <Album

ref="CD142"

category="Folk">


       <title>Boil The Breakfast

Early</title>


       <artist>The Chieftains</artist>


    </Album>


    <Album

ref="CD720"

category="Pop">


       <title>Come On Over</title>


       <artist>Shania Twain</artist>


    </Album>


    <Album

ref="CD024"

category="Country">


       <title>Red Dirt Girl</title>


       <artist>Emmylou Harris</artist>


    </Album>


 </Albums>



JavaScript:



xml_doc = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");


 xml_doc.async = false;


 xml_doc.load("albums.xml");



 elem = xml_doc.documentElement.lastChild;


 attr = elem.getAttributeNode("category");


 attr = elem.removeAttributeNode(attr);


 atts = elem.attributes;


 n_atts = atts.length;


 for (i = 0; i < n_atts; i++)


    document.write(atts[i].name +

"<br>");

Output:

ref

Explanation:

In this example using the 'albums.xml' file the 'category' attribute is removed from the last 'Album' element. The code then displays the names of the remaining attributes.

Primary links

XML DOM » Element » removeAttributeNode

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Language(s): JavaScript XML