The removeChild() method removes a specified child node from the target node and returns the removed child node if successful.

The child node is completely removed from the target node's structure but is still available for further manipulation.

Description

public AbstractNode::removeChild(NodeInterface $node): ?NodeInterface

Parameters

node

The child node to be removed from the current node.

Return Value

Returns the removed node if successful, or null if the node could not be removed.

Exceptions

NOT_FOUND_ERR

Thrown if the node is not a child of the target node.