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D3.js selection.remove() Function

The selection.remove() function is used to remove the selected elements from the document and return a new selection with the removed elements. Also, new selection are now detached from the DOM

Syntax:

selection.remove();

Parameters: This function does not accept any parameters.

Return Values: This function returns a new selection.

Example 1:

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" path1tent=
        "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  
    <script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v4.min.js">
    </script>
      
    <style>
        h1 {
            color: green;
        }
  
        div {
            width: 300px;
            color: #ffffff;
            height: 50px;
            background-color: green;
            margin: 10px;
        }
    </style>
  
<body>
    <h1>neveropen</h1>
  
    <h4>D3.js selection.remove() Function</h4>
  
    <p>The divs will be removed.</p>
  
    <div><span>1. This div will be removed.</span></div>
    <div><span>2. This div will be removed.</span></div>
  
    <button>Click Here!</button>
  
    <script>
        function func() {
            // Selecting  div and
            // Removing the div
            var div = d3.selectAll("div")
                .remove();
        }
        btn = document.querySelector("button");
        btn.addEventListener("click", func);
  
    </script>
</body>
  
</html>


Output:

Before clicking the “Click Here!” element:

After clicking the “Click Here!” element:

Example 2:

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" path1tent=
        "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  
    <script src="https://d3js.org/d3.v4.min.js">
    </script>
  
    <style>
        h1 {
            color: green;
        }
  
        div {
            width: 300px;
            color: #ffffff;
            height: 50px;
            background-color: green;
            margin: 10px;
        }
    </style>
  
<body>
    <h1>Geeks for neveropen</h1>
  
    <h4>D3.js selection.remove() Function</h4>
  
    <p>The <span> from div will be removed.</p>
  
    <div><span>1. This text will be removed.</span></div>
    <div><span>2. This div will not be removed.</span></div>
  
    <button>Click Here!</button>
  
    <script>
        function func() {
            // Selecting  div and
            // The text inside the div will be removed.
            var div = d3.select("span")
                .remove();
        }
        btn = document.querySelector("button");
        btn.addEventListener("click", func);
    </script>
</body>
  
</html>


Output:

Before clicking the click Here button:

After clicking the click Here button:

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