what is the difference between removenode / removechild

[shotokan99]

hi,

just wandering what is the difference between the two? aside from
name, syntax, etc. what are the specific use of each?

tnx

 

[RobG]

hi,

just wandering what is the difference between the two? aside from
name, syntax, etc. what are the specific use of each?

removeChild is the W3C DOM Core method of removing nodes from a
document:

<URL: http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-2-Core/core.html#ID-1734834066 >

removeNode is roughly the IE proprietary method to do the same:

<URL: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms536708.aspx >

removeChild is very likely implemented in many more browsers than
removeNode, so use removeChild.

 

[David Golightly]

removeChild is the W3C DOM Core method of removing nodes from a
document:

<URL:http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-2-Core/core.html#ID-1734834066>

removeNode is roughly the IE proprietary method to do the same:

<URL:http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms536708.aspx>

removeChild is very likely implemented in many more browsers than
removeNode, so use removeChild.

RobG is right. removeChild has been supported on IE since at least
IE5 (except for removing attribute nodes, but that's an esoteric use
of this method anyway), so there's no reason to use removeNode in
practice. See: http://www.mozilla.org/docs/dom/grids/core_tab.html#legend

-David