Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

Name

removeAttribute( ) — NN n/a IE 4 DOM n/a

Synopsis

removeAttribute(attributeName[, caseSensitivity])

Removes the named attribute from the current element. You may remove only attributes added with the setAttribute( ) method. Removing an attribute does not change the source code when viewed through the browser, but does affect how the browser renders the element.

Returned Value

true if successful; false if the attribute doesn’t exist or its value was not set with setAttribute( ).

Parameters

attributeName

The attribute name used in the HTML tag (not including the =symbol).

caseSensitivity

An optional Boolean value. If true, the attribute in the HTML tag must match the case of the attributeName parameter exactly for its value to be returned.