CharacterData: remove() method
Baseline
Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The remove() method of the CharacterData interface removes the CharacterData node from its parent node. Nothing happens if parentNode is null.
Syntax
js
remove()
Parameters
None.
Return value
None (undefined).
Example
Using remove()
html
<span>Result: </span>A long string.
js
const span = document.querySelector("span");
const textNode = span.nextSibling;
textNode.remove(); // Removes the text
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| DOM # ref-for-dom-childnode-remove① |