Removes the object from the document hierarchy.
Syntax
oRemoved = object.removeNode( [bRemoveChildren])
Parameters
bRemoveChildren Optional. A Boolean that specifies one of the following values. falseDefault. childNodes collection of the object is not removed.truechildNodes collection of the object is removed.
true
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" >
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" >
Standards Information
There is no public standard that applies to this method.
Applies To
A, ABBR, 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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