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SVGPointList: removeItem() method

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since ⁨July 2015⁩.

The removeItem() method of the SVGPointList interface removes a DOMPoint from the list.

Syntax

removeItem(index)

Parameters

index

The index of the item to remove.

Return value

The removed DOMPoint object.

Exceptions

NoModificationAllowedError DOMException

Thrown if the list is read-only.

IndexSizeError DOMException

Thrown if the index passed in is greater than the number of items in the list.

Examples

The following example shows an SVG which contains a <polyline> with five coordinate pairs. The item at index 2 is removed.

<svg id="svg" viewBox="-10 -10 120 120" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
  <polyline
    id="example"
    stroke="black"
    fill="none"
    points="50,0 21,90 98,35 2,35 79,90" />
</svg>
const example = document.getElementById("example");
console.log(example.points.removeItem(2));

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Opera Safari Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet WebView Android WebView on iOS
removeItem 1 12 1.5 ≤12.1 3 18 4 ≤12.1 1 1.0 3 1

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