ProcessingInstruction: removeAttribute() method

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The removeAttribute() method of the ProcessingInstruction removes the attribute with the specified name from the processing instruction.

Syntax

js
removeAttribute(attrName)

Parameters

attrName

A string specifying the name of the attribute to remove from the processing instruction. If the specified attribute does not exist, removeAttribute() returns without generating an error.

Return value

None (undefined).

Usage notes

You should use removeAttribute() instead of setting the attribute value to null (either directly or using setAttribute()). Many attributes will not behave as expected if you set them to null.

Examples

Basic usage

js
const pi = document.createProcessingInstruction("start", 'name="placeholder"');

pi.removeAttribute("name");
console.log(pi);
// logs:
// <?start?>

Specifications

Specification
DOM
# dom-processinginstruction-removeattribute

Browser compatibility

See also