clearAttributes method (Internet Explorer)

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Removes all attributes and values from the object.

Syntax

object.clearAttributes()

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Standards information

There are no standards that apply here.

Remarks

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

Examples

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

Code example: http://samples.msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/samples/author/dhtml/refs/clearAttributes.htm


<script type="text/javascript">
  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()"
>

clearAttributes method