ie javascript remove element

Question

I'm using this code to remove an element

function deleteMyElement(id) {
    var elem = document.getElementById("myElement" + id);
    elem.remove();
}

It works fine for chrome and firefox but not for ie. The console shows me an error: The object does not support the remove method.

How can I get this working in all common browsers?

Niet the Dark Absol · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-25 12:07:29Z

5

By doing it the normal way.

elem.parentNode.removeChild(elem);

.remove is a jQuery method, not JavaScript.

EDIT: Apparently, it's planned to be a JavaScript method. Kind of daft in my opinion, but there you go. Since it's experimental, it is not necessarily supported in all browsers.

edited Nov 25, 2014 at 12:07

answered Nov 25, 2014 at 12:00

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4 Comments

Anthony Grist Over a year ago

It's not just a jQuery method, but it's both experimental and not supported in all browsers.

Niet the Dark Absol Over a year ago

@AnthonyGrist Ah, fair enough, thanks for the link :)

timbmg Over a year ago

@AnthonyGrist, your link says it's not supported in IE. But it works now

Anthony Grist Over a year ago

@blckbird The code you were originally using isn't supported (which is why it didn't work and you asked this question), the code in this answer is supported (which is why it works for you).

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