DocumentType: 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 DocumentType interface removes the DocumentType node from its parent node. Nothing happens if parentNode is null.
Syntax
js
remove()
Parameters
None.
Return value
None (undefined).
Examples
Using remove()
js
document.doctype; // "<!doctype html>'
document.doctype.remove();
document.doctype; // null
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| DOM # ref-for-dom-childnode-remove① |