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Asked: 2026-05-24T21:58:49+00:00

Why doesn’t removeAttribute() remove anything in the following code: <!doctype html> <html lang=en> <head>

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Why doesn’t removeAttribute() remove anything in the following code:

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>test</title>
</head>
<body>
    <div id="myDiv">
        Element with style.
    </div>
    <br />
    <br />
    <button onclick="DelStyle()">
        Remove the style attribute from the element
    </button>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        function DelStyle() {
            var div = document.getElementById("myDiv");
            console.log(div)
            div.style.border = 'solid #3B3B3D 1px';
            console.log(div)
            div.removeAttribute("style");
            console.log(div)
        }
    </script>
</body>
</html>
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  1. Editorial Team

    The problem is you are making all these changes at once before the DOM updates. Instead consider actually setting the style attribute to nothing see here

            div.setAttribute("style","");
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