# removeChild ```php removeChild ( object $node ) ``` | Parameter | Description | --------- | ----------- | `node` | Node to remove from current element, must be a child of the current element. Removes the node recursively from the DOM. Does nothing if the provided node is not a child of the current node. **Example** ```php $html = str_get_html(<<

Title
Row 1

EOD ); $body = $html->find('body', 0); $body->removeChild($body->find('table', 0)); echo $html; /** * Returns * * */ ``` **Remarks** * Whitespace immediately **before** the removed node will remain in the DOM.