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Date: 2010feb16
Language: javaScript

Q.  How do I remove/delete a node from the DOM using javaScript?

A.  Here's a function that does that:

function removeNode(obj) {
        var     p;

        if (obj == null) return;
        if ((p = obj.parentNode) == null) return;
        p.removeChild(obj);
}

function exampleUse() {
	var	obj;

	obj = document.getElementById('that_thing');
	removeNode(obj);
}

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