deleted

Indicates if an element was temporarily deleted from the DOM. Use the restore function to restore the deleted element.

Description

If deleted is true, the element is not in the current DOM.

If deleted is false the element is in the current DOM.

Notes:
An element whose deleted status is true can be edited.
In Editor X, an element whose deleted status is false will not be displayed if the element has been set to "Don't Display".

Type:

booleanRead Only

Mixed in from:$w.Element

Related Content:

collapsed, hidden, isVisible

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Get an element's deleted status

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1const isDeleted = $w("#myElement").deleted;  // true

Toggle an element's deleted state

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1if( $w("#myElement").deleted ) {
2  $w("#myElement").restore();
3}
4else {
5  $w("#myElement").delete();
6}