Removes the object from the document hierarchy.
Syntax
oRemoved = object.removeNode(bRemoveChildren)
Parameters
bRemoveChildren Optional. Boolean that specifies one of the following values:
false Default. ChildNodes collection of the object is not removed. true ChildNodes collection of the object is removed.
Return Value
Returns a reference to the object that is removed.
Remarks
This property 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 removeNode method to remove a table from the document hierarchy.
<SCRIPT> function fnRemove(){ // 'true' possible value specifies removal of childNodes also oTable.removeNode(true); } </SCRIPT> <TABLE ID = oTable> <TR> <TD>Cell 1</TD> <TD>Cell 2</TD> </TR> </TABLE> <INPUT TYPE = button VALUE = "Remove Table" onclick = "fnRemove()">
Applies To
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=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, OBJECT, 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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