# File jabber4r/roster.rb, line 272

    def delete(jid)

      if jid.kind_of? String

        jid = JID.new(jid) 

        jid.strip_resource

      elsif jid.kind_of? JID

        jid = JID.new(jid.node+"@"+jid.host)

      else

        return

      end

      item = @map.delete(jid.to_s)

      notify_listeners(ITEM_DELETED, item) if item

      item

    end