ChildNode.remove()

Syntax

elementNodeReference.remove(); 

Example

<div id="div-01">Here is div-01</div>
<div id="div-02">Here is div-02</div>
<div id="div-03">Here is div-03</div>

var el = document.getElementById('div-01');
el.nextElementSibling.remove(); // Removes the div with the 'div-02' id

Polyfill

if (!('remove' in Element.prototype)) {
    Element.prototype.remove = function() {
        if (this.parentNode) {
            this.parentNode.removeChild(this);
        }
    };
}

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• The ChildNode pure interface.
• Object types implementing this pure interface: CharacterData, Element, and DocumentType.