HTMLOptionsCollection: remove() method

{{ APIRef("HTML DOM") }}

The remove() method of the {{DOMxRef("HTMLOptionsCollection")}} interface removes the {{HTMLelement("option")}} element specified by the index from this collection.

Syntax

remove(index)

Parameters

• index
  • : A zero-based integer for the index of the {{ domxref("HTMLOptionElement") }} in the {{DOMxRef("HTMLOptionsCollection")}}. If the index is not found the method has no effect.

Return value

None ({{jsxref("undefined")}}).

Examples

const optionList = document.querySelector("select").options;
const listLength = optionList.length;
optionList.remove(listLength - 1); // removes the last item
optionList.remove(0); // removes the first item

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{DOMxRef("HTMLOptionsCollection.add()")}}
• {{DOMxRef("HTMLOptionsCollection.length")}}
• {{DOMxRef("HTMLOptionsCollection.selectedIndex")}}
• {{domxref("HTMLOptionsCollection")}}
• {{domxref("Element.remove")}}