What while statement for this removeChild?

Hi!

I'd like to execute this only once, and can't figure out the correct while syntax.

this while doesn't work, but the span removal does.

var statelabel = document.getElementById('statelabel');
var span = statelabel.getElementsByTagName('span');
while (statelabel.childNode(span[0])) {
statelabel.removeChild(span[0]);
}

I'm removing a <span></span> tag from inside a label element.

thanks!

---opally

I'd like to execute this only once, and can't figure out the correct while syntax.If you want to execute the code once, then why are you using a loop?

this while doesn't work, but the span removal does.If the span element is being removed, then the while loop must be working. I don’t see how that can be the case here though since there’s no method called “childNode” and, thus, an error should be thrown. (There is a property called childNodes, however.)

while (statelabel.childNode(span[0])) {
statelabel.removeChild(span[0]);
}The below code will work.

while (span[0]) {
statelabel.removeChild(span[0]);
}Of course, the while loop seems unnecessary. The below code omits it.

statelabel.removeChild(span[0]);

If you need to test for existence, than you can use an if statement.

if (span[0]) {
statelabel.removeChild(span[0]);
}

I'm removing a <span></span> tag from inside a label element.<span></span> is not a tag; it’s two tags. You don’t remove tags via removeChild; you remove elements.

thank you, Arbitrator!

Works perfectly, thanks for taking a few moments to reply and help me understand better how the code works!!!

---Opally