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. |
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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()">
Standards Information
There is no public standard that applies to this method.
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,
STYLE,
SUB,
SUP,
TABLE,
TBODY,
TD,
TEXTAREA,
TFOOT,
TH,
THEAD,
TR,
TT,
U,
UL,
VAR,
XMP | |
See Also appendChild, cloneNode, insertBefore, About the W3C Document Object Model
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