I am using this JavaScript code to remove a couple elements from the page, but it's not working. When I inspect the code with Opera Dragonfly it says something like:
Uncaught exception: Error: WRONG_ARGUMENTS_ERR
and points to the file and function name.
The weird thing is that I use the exact same code in another function on the same page and it works without problem. The code is very small and simple:
var docBody = document.getElementById("body");
if(document.getElementById("marginDiv")){
docBody.removeChild("marginDiv");
}
Both body and marginDiv exist on the page. My goal is to make the thumbnails disappear when one clicks the background.
3 Answers
You're trying to remove a string. A string is hardly an HTML element. You're also relying on marginDiv being a direct child of body, which may not be the case.
Instead, try this:
var remove = document.getElementById('marginDiv');
if( remove) remove.parentNode.removeChild(remove);
Try
docBody.removeChild(document.getElementById("marginDiv"));
removeChild needs a reference to a DOM element, not a string. Try this:
var docBody = document.getElementById("body");
var marginDiv = document.getElementById("marginDiv");
if(marginDiv)){
docBody.removeChild(marginDiv);
}
