The DOMNode::removeChild() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used remove child from list of children.
Syntax:
DOMNode DOMNode::removeChild( DOMNode $oldnode )
Parameters: This function accepts a single parameter $oldnode which holds the child to remove.
Return Value: This function returns the removed child on success.
Exceptions: This function throws DOM_NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR, if the node is readonly and DOM_NOT_FOUND, if $oldnode is not a child of this node.
Below examples illustrate the DOMNode::removeChild() function in PHP:
Example 1:
<?php   // Create a new DOMDocument instance $document = new DOMDocument();   // Create a div element $element = $document->         appendChild(new DOMElement('div'));   // Create a text Node $text1 = $document->           createTextNode('neveropen');   // Append the nodes $element->appendChild($text1);   // Remove the child $element->removeChild($text1);   // Render the XML echo $document->saveXML(); ?> |
Output: Press Ctrl+U to see the XML
Example 2:
<?php   // Create a new DOMDocument instance $document = new DOMDocument();   // Create a h1 element $element = $document->              appendChild(new DOMElement('h1'));   // Create the text Node $text1 = $document->                createTextNode('neveropen'); $text2 = $document->           createTextNode('Text to be removed');   // Append the nodes $element->appendChild($text1); $element->appendChild($text2);   // Remove the child $element->removeChild($text2);   // Render the output echo $document->saveXML(); ?> |
Output:
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/domnode.removechild.php
