--- !ruby/object:RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: Removes an attribute
- !ruby/object:SM::Flow::LIST 
  contents: 
  - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI 
    label: "attribute:"
    body: either a String, which is the name of the attribute to remove -- namespaces are significant here -- or the attribute to remove.
  - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI 
    label: "Returns:"
    body: the owning element
  type: :NOTE
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::VERB 
  body: " doc = Document.new &quot;&lt;a y:foo='0' x:foo='1' foo='3' z:foo='4'/&gt;&quot;\n doc.root.attributes.delete 'foo'   #-&gt; &lt;a y:foo='0' x:foo='1' z:foo='4'/&gt;&quot;\n doc.root.attributes.delete 'x:foo' #-&gt; &lt;a y:foo='0' z:foo='4'/&gt;&quot;\n attr = doc.root.attributes.get_attribute('y:foo')\n doc.root.attributes.delete attr    #-&gt; &lt;a z:foo='4'/&gt;&quot;\n"
full_name: REXML::Attributes#delete
is_singleton: false
name: delete
params: ( attribute )
visibility: public
