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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <h1>The Element Object</h1> <h2>The hasChildNodes() Method</h2> <ul id="myList"> <li>Coffee</li> <li>Tea</li> </ul> <p>Click the button to remove the child nodes from the list, one by one:</p> <button onclick="myFunction()">Try it</button> <p><strong>Note:</strong> Whitespace between nodes is considered text nodes. Some of the child nodes you remove are invisible white space or line feeds.</p> <script> function myFunction() { const element = document.getElementById("myList"); if (element.hasChildNodes()) { element.removeChild(element.childNodes[0]); } } </script> </body> </html>