Name
NamedNodeMap.removeNamedItem( ) — delete a node specified by name
Availability
DOM Level 1 Core
Synopsis
Node removeNamedItem(String name
)
throws DOMException;
Arguments
-
name
The
nodeName
property of the node to be deleted.
Returns
The node that was removed.
Throws
This method throws a DOMException with a code
of
NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR
if the NamedNodeMap is
read-only and does not allow deletions, or a code
of NOT_FOUND_ERR
if no node with the specified
name
exists in the NamedNodeMap.
Description
Deletes a named node from a NamedNodeMap. Note that if the NamedNodeMap represents the set of attributes for an Element, removing the Attr node for an attribute that was explicitly set in the document may cause the removed Attr to be automatically replaced by a new Attr node representing the default value (if any exists) of the attribute.
See Also
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