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 January 2020.

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

Syntax

js
removeItem(index)

Parameters

index

The index of the item to remove.

Return value

The removed SVGPoint 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.

html
<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>
js
let example = document.getElementById("example");
console.log(example.points.removeItem(2));

Specifications

Specification
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 2
# __svg__SVGNameList__removeItem

Browser compatibility

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