NamedNodeMap: removeNamedItem() method

{{APIRef("DOM")}}

The removeNamedItem() method of the {{domxref("NamedNodeMap")}} interface removes the {{domxref("Attr")}} corresponding to the given name from the map.

Syntax

removeNamedItem(attrName)

Parameters

• attrName
  • : The name of the attribute to remove from the map.

Return value

The removed {{domxref("Attr")}}.

Exceptions

• NotFoundError {{domxref("DOMException")}}
  • : Thrown if there is no attribute with the given name.

Example

<pre test="testValue"></pre>

const pre = document.querySelector("pre");
const attrMap = pre.attributes;

let result = `The 'test' attribute initially contains '${attrMap["test"].value}'.\n`;

result += "We remove it.\n\n";
attrMap.removeNamedItem("test");

result += attrMap.getNamedItem("test")
  ? "And 'test' still exists."
  : "And 'test' is no more to be found.";

pre.textContent = result;

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Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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