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XML DOM removeChild() Method


Element Object Reference Element Object

Example

The following code fragment loads "books.xml" into xmlDoc and removes a child node in the first <book> element:

var xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
��� if (xhttp.readyState == 4 && xhttp.status == 200) {
������� myFunction(xhttp);
��� }
};
xhttp.open("GET", "books.xml", true);
xhttp.send();

function myFunction(xml) {
    var xmlDoc = xml.responseXML;
    var y = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("book")[0];
    var x = xmlDoc.documentElement.removeChild(y);
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML =
    "Removed node: " + x.nodeName;
}

Output:

Node removed: book
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Definition and Usage

The removeChild() method removes a child node.

This function returns the removed node on success, or NULL on failure.

Syntax

elementNode.removeChild(node)

Parameter Description
node Required. Specifies the child node to remove

Try-It-Yourself Demos

removeChild() - Remove the last child node from a nodelist


Element Object Reference Element Object