Imagine you find yourself on a third party webpage where you have limited control, except for your ability to use javascript.
You're faced with the challenge of replacing an element with an empty DOM node without disrupting the positioning of other elements on the page. Without prior knowledge of the element or the styles used on the webpage, this task can be daunting.
One solution could involve replacing the element with a DIV and manually setting its width and height to match that of the original element. However, this approach comes with risks - there may be additional styles on the page that could interfere with the newly created DIV. Furthermore, if the replaced element was floated or set to display inline, using a DIV might throw off the positioning of other elements on the page.
So, is there a fail-safe method to accomplish this goal?