XML in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition

Name

removeAttributeNode: oldAttr

Synopsis

Removes the referenced attribute node from this element’s attributes collection. If the attribute to be removed has a default value declared in the DTD, subsequent attempts to retrieve the attribute value return the default value.

Argument

oldAttr: Attr

The attribute node to remove.

Exceptions

NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR

Raised if the node is read-only.

NOT_FOUND_ERR

Raised if no attribute name matching the oldAttr parameter is found in the map.

Java binding

public Attr removeAttributeNode(Attr oldAttr) throws DOMException;

Java example

// Find and remove temporary attributes
Attr attr;
     
if ((attr = elem.getAttributeNode("temp")) != null) {
    // remove it
    elem.removeAttributeNode(attr);
}