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 theattributeNameparameter exactly for its value to be returned.
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