HighlightRegistry: delete() method
Limited availability
This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.
The delete() method of the HighlightRegistry interface removes a the named Highlight object from the HighlightRegistry.
HighlightRegistry is a Map-like object, so this is similar to using Map.delete().
Syntax
js
delete(customHighlightName)
Parameters
customHighlightName-
The name, as a
String, of theHighlightobject to remove from theHighlightRegistry.
Return value
Returns true if a Highlight object under the provided name was in the HighlightRegistry; otherwise false.
Examples
The following code sample registers a highlight in the registry, and then deletes it:
js
const myHighlight = new Highlight(range1, range2);
CSS.highlights.set("my-highlight", myHighlight);
CSS.highlights.delete("foo"); // false
CSS.highlights.delete("my-highlight"); // true
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| ECMAScript Language Specification # sec-map.prototype.delete |
Browser compatibility
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