deleteFromDocument method

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05/02/2017

Deletes the selected nodes from a document.

Syntax

HRESULT retVal = object.deleteFromDocument();

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return value

Type: HRESULT

If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Standards information

HTML5 A vocabulary and associated APIs for HTML and XHTML, Section 7.6.1

Examples

In the following example, select the text and elements in the shaded section. When the mouse button is released, the selected items are deleted. Refresh the page to try again.

<!DOCTYPE html>
    <html>
    <head>
    <title>Delete From Document</title>        
        <script type="text/javascript">
        function deleteSelectedContent() {
        if (window.getSelection){                       //check for a selection
            var selection = window.getSelection();      //get a selection object
            selection.deleteFromDocument();             //remove content            
            }     
        }
        function refresh()                 
        {
          window.location.reload( false );              //reload our page
        }        
    </script>
    </head>
    <body>
    <div onmouseup="deleteSelectedContent ()" style="background-color:#c0c0c0;"  >
<h1>Now you see it</h1>
<p>Select some text or elements on this page. When you release the mouse button, it will be gone. </p>
<h2>h2 header</h2>
<p>Some more sample text to <strong>delete</strong>.</p>
</div>   
 <input type="button" value="Refresh page" onclick="refresh()"   />   
    </body>
</html>
</html>

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