Remove an element
Written byPhuoc Nguyen
Category
Level 1 — Basic
Created
16 Feb, 2020
#1. Use the remove method
Note that the
`remove` method isn't supported in Internet Explorer.ele.remove();#2. Use the removeChild method
if (ele.parentNode) {
ele.parentNode.removeChild(ele);
}#See also
- Calculate the size of scrollbar
- Copy text to the clipboard
- Download a file
- Drag and drop element in a list
- Drag and drop table column
- Drag and drop table row
- Measure the width of given text of given font
- Print an image
- Remove all children of a node
- Show a ghost element when dragging an element
- Show a loading indicator when an iframe is being loaded
- Sort a table by clicking its headers
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