The removeAttributeNS()
method of the Element
interface removes the specified attribute from an element.
Syntax
element.removeAttributeNS(namespace, attrName);
Parameters
namespace
is a string that contains the namespace of the attribute.attrName
is a string that names the attribute to be removed from the current node.
Example
// Given: // <div id="div1" xmlns:special="http://www.mozilla.org/ns/specialspace" // special:specialAlign="utterleft" width="200px" /> d = document.getElementById("div1"); d.removeAttributeNS("http://www.mozilla.org/ns/specialspace", "specialAlign"); // Now: <div id="div1" width="200px" />
Notes
DOM methods dealing with element's attributes:
Not namespace-aware, most commonly used methods | Namespace-aware variants (DOM Level 2) | DOM Level 1 methods for dealing with Attr nodes directly (seldom used) |
DOM Level 2 namespace-aware methods for dealing with Attr nodes directly (seldom used) |
---|---|---|---|
setAttribute (DOM 1) |
setAttributeNS |
setAttributeNode |
setAttributeNodeNS |
getAttribute (DOM 1) |
getAttributeNS |
getAttributeNode |
getAttributeNodeNS |
hasAttribute (DOM 2) |
hasAttributeNS |
- | - |
removeAttribute (DOM 1) |
removeAttributeNS |
removeAttributeNode |
- |
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
DOM The definition of 'Element: removeAttributeNS' in that specification. |
Living Standard |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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removeAttributeNS | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support Yes | IE ? | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support 6 | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
In Firefox 3 and later, this method resets DOM values to their defaults.