clearAttributes Method

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clearAttributes Method

Removes all attributes and values from the object.

Syntax

object.clearAttributes()

Return Value

No return value.

Remarks

The clearAttributes method only clears persistent HTML attributes. Events, styles, and script-only properties are not affected.

Example

This example uses the clearAttributes method to remove user-defined attributes from an element.

Sample Code

<SCRIPT>
function fnClear(){
   oSource.children[0].clearAttributes();
}
</SCRIPT>

<SPAN ID=oSource>
<DIV
   ID="oDiv"
   ATTRIBUTE1="true"
   ATTRIBUTE2="true"
   onclick="alert('click');"
   onmouseover="this.style.color='#0000FF';"
   onmouseout="this.style.color='#000000';"
>
This is a sample <b>DIV</b> element.
</DIV>
</SPAN>

<INPUT
   TYPE="button"
   VALUE="Clear Attributes"
   onclick="fnClear()"
>
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Applies To

[ Object Name ]
PlatformVersion
Win16:
Win32:
Mac:
Unix:
WinCE:
Version data is listed when the mouse hovers over a link, or the link has focus.
A, ACRONYM, ADDRESS, APPLET, AREA, B, BASE, BASEFONT, BDO, BGSOUND, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, BR, BUTTON, CAPTION, CENTER, CITE, CODE, COL, COLGROUP, COMMENT, custom, DD, DEL, DFN, DIR, DIV, DL, document, DT, EM, EMBED, FIELDSET, FONT, FORM, FRAME, FRAMESET, HEAD, Hn, HR, HTML, I, IFRAME, IMG, INPUT type=button, INPUT type=checkbox, INPUT type=file, INPUT type=hidden, INPUT type=image, INPUT type=password, INPUT type=radio, INPUT type=reset, INPUT type=submit, INPUT type=text, INS, KBD, LABEL, LEGEND, LI, LINK, LISTING, MAP, MARQUEE, MENU, NEXTID, OBJECT, OL, OPTION, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, Q, S, SAMP, SCRIPT, SELECT, SMALL, SPAN, STRIKE, STRONG, SUB, SUP, TABLE, TBODY, TD, TEXTAREA, TFOOT, TH, THEAD, TITLE, TR, TT, U, UL, VAR, XMP

See Also

mergeAttributes


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