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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring) Making Changes to the DOM Removing an Element from the DOM

Posted by Abson Chifodya
Abson Chifodya
11,817 Points

Remove the list item element stored in firstListItem from the DOM.

Remove the list item element stored in firstListItem from the DOM.

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>DOM Manipulation</title>
    </head>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
    <body>
        <ul>
            <li id="first">First Item</li>
            <li id="second">Second Item</li>
            <li id="third">Third Item</li>
        </ul>
        <script src="app.js"></script>
    </body>
</html>
app.js 
let myList = document.getElementsByTagName("ul")[0];
let firstListItem = document.querySelector("li");

var li = document.getElementById("first").removeChild(li);

2 Answers

Jake Kobs
Jake Kobs
9,215 Points
Jake Kobs
Jake Kobs
9,215 Points 
//Get the first ul tag at [0] index because getElementsByTagName returns a collection
let myList = document.getElementsByTagName("ul")[0];
//Grab the first list item by accessing via Id (Each list item has a different Id)
let firstListItem = document.getElementById("first");
//use the removeChild method, passing in the item you want to remove from the parent (ul)
myList.removeChild(firstListItem);
Dhanuka Anushanga
Dhanuka Anushanga
13,347 Points
Dhanuka Anushanga
Dhanuka Anushanga
13,347 Points

Hey @Abson Chifodya, I think this is the solution you are looking for. 

const ul = document.querySelector('ul');
const firstListItem = ul.children[0];

ul.removeChild(firstListItem);