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removeNode(true) not working

 
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I have below code and I am expecting a blank page to appear.

Why is that removeNode not removing everything?

 
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Probably because removeNode() doesn't exist. What browser are you using? Do your developer tools display an error?
 
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Do you have the browser debugger open while you are developing? That will show you the JavaScript errors.

Why aren't you use jQuery for this type of thing?
 
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On FireFox developer console I get

TypeError: myid_div.removeNode is not a function
 
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Bear Bibeault wrote:
Why aren't you use jQuery for this type of thing?



I am just working on the basics and practicing things.
 
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A quick google discovered the following facts.

myid_div.removeNode() as a function does not exist.

myid_div.remove() exists, but isn't necessarily well supported ?

myid_div.parentNode.removeChild(myid_div) is the suggested workaround.


As has been suggested, if you are doing anything significant in javascript, use a framework to abstract the browser incompatibility problems away.

 
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Why is that removeNode not removing everything?


removeNode being a ms proprietary dom extension function would not (normally) be expected to be supported by its competitors, whereas it should work on IE though and it does. One should use dom  compliant functionality whenever it is possible to maximize the general support. This is how by using dom level 1 functionality (removeChild) to do that and the script is self-explanatory.
 
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removeNode being a ms proprietary dom extension function would not (normally) be expected to be supported by its competitors



I thought of taking HTML CSS certificate exam from Microsoft. Thanks! I dropped it off from my list now.
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