HTMLOptionsCollection: remove() method

The remove() method of the HTMLOptionsCollection interface removes the <option> element specified by the index from this collection.

Syntax

js
remove(index)

Parameters

index

A zero-based integer for the index of the HTMLOptionElement in the HTMLOptionsCollection. If the index is not found the method has no effect.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

js
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

Specification
HTML Standard
# dom-htmloptionscollection-remove-dev

Browser compatibility

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See also