remove() polyfill for IE

Author: enbifa

dist/jquery.scheletrone.js

@@ -78,6 +78,17 @@
 
      */
 
+    //A small Element.remove() polyfill for IE 
+    //https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20428877/javascript-remove-doesnt-work-in-ie
+    //
+    if (!('remove' in Element.prototype)) {
+        Element.prototype['remove'] = function () {
+          if (this.parentNode) {
+            this.parentNode.removeChild(this);
+          }
+        };
+      }
+
     var Scheletrone  = function(element, options) {
 
         IdElement = $(element).attr('id');

example/index3.html

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <div class="container2">
-    <img class="avatar" src="https://picsum.photos/seed/picsum/200/300">
+    <img class="avatar" src="http://picsum.photos/id/237/255/200/">
     <div class="content">
         <h1 class="firstName">
             <span>The simpsons</span>

jquery.scheletrone.js

@@ -248,6 +248,17 @@
     };
 
 
+    //A small Element.remove() polyfill for IE 
+    //https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20428877/javascript-remove-doesnt-work-in-ie
+    //
+    if (!('remove' in Element.prototype)) {
+        Element.prototype['remove'] = function () {
+          if (this.parentNode) {
+            this.parentNode.removeChild(this);
+          }
+        };
+      }
+
 
     ////////////////////////////////////
     //         Public methods         //

src/jquery.scheletrone.js

@@ -78,6 +78,17 @@
 
      */
 
+    //A small Element.remove() polyfill for IE 
+    //https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20428877/javascript-remove-doesnt-work-in-ie
+    //
+    if (!('remove' in Element.prototype)) {
+        Element.prototype['remove'] = function () {
+          if (this.parentNode) {
+            this.parentNode.removeChild(this);
+          }
+        };
+      }
+
     var Scheletrone  = function(element, options) {
 
         IdElement = $(element).attr('id');