firebase_remove_pushed.js

function pushSomething(ref) {
  // Let's push something. push() returns a reference that you can hold onto!
  var justPushed = ref.push({test: "push"});
  // We return a reference, but you can also return the name of the newly
  // created object with .name().
  return justPushed;
}

function removeItem(ref) {
  // Now we can get back to that item we just pushed via .child().
  ref.remove(function(error) {
    alert(error ? "Uh oh!" : "Success!");
  });
}

function go() {
  var testRef = new Firebase("https://example.firebaseIO.com/");
  var newRef = pushSomething(testRef);
  // Later... should popup an alert that says "null" (No Error).
  removeItem(newRef);
}

/* for testing: */

    var name = 'me';
    var text = 'something';
    var nameRef = new Firebase('https://examplefirebase.firebaseio.com/RemoveTest');
    nameRef.child('test').set('anothertest'); // writing data as list (adds node directly under root)
    nameRef.child('test').push('moretesting'); // using child instead of set (generated unique child name) (adds "moretesting" to uniquely named child node of test child node of root)
    nameRef.push({name: name, text: text}); // automates generation of unique child names (adds uniquely named node under root with two child nodes "me" and "something")
    nameRef.set({name: name, text: text}); // object (overwrote all child nodes of root, adds "me" and "something")
    nameRef.update({name: name, text: text}); // writing multiple children without overwriting other data
    $('#remove').on('click', function(){
        console.log('button clicked');
        event.preventDefault();
        nameRef.child('test').remove(); // this removes the parent of test (RemoveTest)
        nameRef.child('name').remove(); // this removes "name:'me'" from root (RemoveTest)
});