DOMElement
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DOMElement::remove

Removes the element

Description

public void DOMElement::remove()

Removes the element.

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

No value is returned.

Examples

Example #1 DOMElement::remove example

Removes the element. 

<?php
$doc = new DOMDocument;
$doc->loadXML("<container><hello/><world/></container>");
$hello = $doc->documentElement->firstChild;

$hello->remove();

echo $doc->saveXML();
?>

The above example will output:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<container><world/></container>

See Also

  • DOMElement::after
  • DOMElement::before
  • DOMElement::replaceWith
  • DOMNode::removeChild