The removeNamedItem()
method of the NamedNodeMap
interface removes the Attr
corresponding to the given name from the map.
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NamedNodeMap: removeNamedItem() method
Syntax
js
removeNamedItem(attrName)
Parameters
-
attrName
-
The name of the attribute to remove from the map.
Return value
The removed Attr
.
Exceptions
NotFoundError
DOMException
-
Thrown if there is no attribute with the given name.
Example
html
<pre test="testValue"></pre>
js
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;
Specification
Specification |
---|
DOM Standard # dom-namednodemap-removenameditem |
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
removeNamedItem |
1 | 12 | 1 | 6 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 4.4 | 18 | 4 | ≤12.1 | 1 | 1.0 |
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