SVGPointList.removeItem()

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

Syntax

SVGPointList.removeItem(index);
index

The index of the item to remove.

Return value

The removed SVGPoint object.

Exceptions

NoModicationAllowedError 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"/>
let example = document.getElementById("example");
console.log(example.points.removeItem(2));

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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removeItem
1
12
1.5
9
≤12.1
≤4
≤37
18
4
≤12.1
≤3
1.0

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