XRAnchor: delete() method

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.

The delete() method of the XRAnchor interface removes an anchor. This can be useful when an application is no longer interested in receiving updates to an anchor.

Syntax

js
delete()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

Removing all anchors

js
let anchorsCollection = new Set();

// Upon creating anchors, add them to the Set
// anchorsCollection.add(anchor);

for (const anchor of anchorsCollection) {
  anchor.delete();
}

anchorsCollection.clear();

Specifications

Specification
WebXR Anchors Module
# dom-xranchor-delete

Browser compatibility

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