HTMLOptionsCollection: remove() method

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

Syntax

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

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

Browser compatibility

See also

• HTMLOptionsCollection.add()
• HTMLOptionsCollection.length
• HTMLOptionsCollection.selectedIndex
• HTMLOptionsCollection
• Element.remove