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# removeSectionItemByWidgetRef()

- Package: [@gooddata/sdk-ui-dashboard](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-ui-dashboard/index.md)
- Kind: function
- Stability: beta
- Source: https://github.com/gooddata/gooddata-ui-sdk/blob/rel/11.64/libs/sdk-ui-dashboard/src/model/commands/layout.ts

> **Beta API.** Mostly stable, but details may change in a minor release, outside SemVer. See [API maturity](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/integrations/platform/api-maturity/index.md).
> 

Creates the RemoveSectionItemByWidgetRef command.

**Signature:**

```typescript
export declare function removeSectionItemByWidgetRef(widgetRef: ObjRef, stashIdentifier?: StashedDashboardItemsId, correlationId?: string): IRemoveSectionItemByWidgetRef;
```

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| widgetRef | [ObjRef](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.objref/index.md) | widget reference of the item to remove; |
| stashIdentifier | [StashedDashboardItemsId](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-ui-dashboard/sdk-ui-dashboard.stasheddashboarditemsid/index.md) | _(Optional)_ stash identifier to store the removed item under; if not specified the item will be removed |
| correlationId | string | _(Optional)_ specify correlation id to use for this command. this will be included in all events that will be emitted during the command processing |

**Returns:**

[IRemoveSectionItemByWidgetRef](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-ui-dashboard/sdk-ui-dashboard.iremovesectionitembywidgetref/index.md)

## Remarks

Dispatching this command will result in removal of the item from a section. If the removed item was last in the section, the section will be left on the layout and will contain no items.