Element: removeAttributeNode() method

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The removeAttributeNode() method of the {{domxref("Element")}} interface removes the specified {{domxref("Attr")}} node from the element.

If you don't need to inspect the attribute node before removing it, you can use the {{domxref("Element.removeAttribute()")}} method instead.

Syntax

removeAttributeNode(attributeNode)

Parameters

• attributeNode
  • : The attribute node to remove from the element.

Return value

The attribute node that was removed.

Exceptions

• NotFoundError {{DOMxRef("DOMException")}}
  • : Thrown when the element's attribute list does not contain the attribute node.

Examples

// 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

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{domxref("Document.createAttribute()")}}
• {{domxref("Element.getAttributeNode()")}}
• {{domxref("Element.setAttributeNode()")}}