removeChild (W3C DOM Core method)
| Version | Depr. | Static |
|---|---|---|
| DOM1 | No | No |
| IE5.5+ | FF1.5+ | SA1.3+ | OP9+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Full | Full | Full |
- Returns
Node- Throws
NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR,NOT_FOUND_ERR
Example
node.removeChild(oldnode);
The example above will remove oldnode from node's list of children.
So if
node is actually an HTML <p>
element, and oldnode is an em inside
it:
<p>Love <em>always</em> wins.</p>
The remove operation would result in this:
<p>Love wins.</p>
Arguments
- old node (
Node) required The node to be removed.
Description
Removes a specified node from the children of this node.
Return value
The node that was removed
Compatibility
| Internet Explorer | Firefox | Safari | Opera | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 |
| Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full |
No known issues.
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