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removeChild Method


Removes a child node from an element.

Syntax

oRemove = object.removeChild(oNode)

Parameters

oNode Required. Object that specifies the element to be removed from the document.

Return Value

Returns a reference to the object that is removed.

Remarks

The node to be removed must be an immediate child of the parent object.

This method is accessible at run time. If elements are removed at run time, before the closing tag is parsed, areas of the document might not render.

Example

This example uses the removeChild method to remove a bold element from a DIV.

Sample Code

<HEAD>
<SCRIPT>
function removeElement()
{
  try
  {
      //The first child of the div is the bold element.
    var oChild=Div1.children(0);
    Div1.removeChild(oChild);
  }
  catch(x)
  {
    alert("You have already removed the bold element. 
      Page will be refreshed when you click OK.")
    document.location.reload();
  }
}
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<DIV ID=Div1 onclick="removeElement()">
Click anywhere in this sentence to remove this <B>Bold</B> word.
</DIV>
</BODY>

Applies To

[ Object Name ]
PlatformVersion
Win16:
Win32:
Mac:
Unix:
WinCE:
A, ACRONYM, ADDRESS, B, BDO, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, BUTTON, CAPTION, CENTER, CITE, CODE, COL, COLGROUP, COMMENT, DD, DEL, DFN, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, EM, FIELDSET, FONT, FORM, FRAMESET, HEAD, Hn, HTML, I, IFRAME, INPUT type=button, INPUT type=checkbox, INPUT type=file, INPUT type=hidden, INPUT type=image, INPUT type=password, INPUT type=radio, INPUT type=reset, INPUT type=submit, INPUT type=text, INS, KBD, LABEL, LEGEND, LI, LISTING, MAP, MARQUEE, MENU, NEXTID, OL, OPTION, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, Q, S, SAMP, SELECT, SMALL, SPAN, STRIKE, STRONG, SUB, SUP, TABLE, TBODY, TD, TEXTAREA, TFOOT, TH, THEAD, TR, TT, U, UL, VAR, XMP


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