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Dynamically Removing an SVG Element
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<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?>
<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 20010904//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-SVG-20010904/DTD/svg10.dtd">
<svg width="100%" height="100%"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
<script type="text/ecmascript">
function remove(event)
{
var rectangle = event.target;
var parent = rectangle.parentNode;
parent.removeChild(rectangle);
}
</script>
<g transform="translate(50,50)">
<text font-size="24" fill="blue">
Click inside the rectangle:
</text>
</g>
<g transform="translate(50,100)">
<rect onclick="remove(evt)" fill="red"
x="0" y="0" width="200" height="100"/>
</g>
</svg>
]]>