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HTMLSelectElement: remove() method

The HTMLSelectElement.remove() method removes the element at the specified index from the options collection for this select element.

Syntax

js

remove(index)

Parameters

  • index is a zero-based long for the index of the HTMLOptionElement to remove from the collection. If the index is not found the method has no effect.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

html

<select id="existingList" name="existingList">
  <option value="1">Option: Value 1</option>
  <option value="2">Option: Value 2</option>
  <option value="3">Option: Value 3</option>
</select>

js

let sel = document.getElementById("existingList");
sel.remove(1);

HTML is now:

html

<select id="existingList" name="existingList">
  <option value="1">Option: Value 1</option>
  <option value="3">Option: Value 3</option>
</select>

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard
# dom-select-remove

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
remove 1 12 1 5.5 ≤12.1 3 4.4 18 4 ≤12.1 1 1.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLSelectElement/remove