delete_attribute
delete_attribute(key)
public
Removes an attribute
key |
either an Attribute or a String. In either case, the attribute is found by matching the attribute name to the argument, and then removed. If no attribute is found, no action is taken. |
Returns |
the attribute removed, or nil if this Element did not contain a matching attribute |
e = Element.new(‘E’) e.add_attribute( ‘name’, ‘Sean’ ) #-> <E name=‘Sean’/> r = e.add_attribute( ‘sur:name’, ‘Russell’ ) #-> <E name=‘Sean’ sur:name=‘Russell’/> e.delete_attribute( ‘name’ ) #-> <E sur:name=‘Russell’/> e.delete_attribute( r ) #-> <E/>