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Node Object
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 |
Example
The following code fragment loads "books.xml" into xmlDoc using loadXMLDoc() and removes a child node in the first <book> node:
Example
xmlDoc=loadXMLDoc("books.xml");
y=xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("book")[0];
x=xmlDoc.documentElement.removeChild(y);
document.write("Removed node: " + x.nodeName);
y=xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("book")[0];
x=xmlDoc.documentElement.removeChild(y);
document.write("Removed node: " + x.nodeName);
Output:
Node removed: book
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