code: function destroy(targetEl) {
          var interim = !targetEl ? showingInterims.shift() : null;
  
          var parentEl = angular.element(targetEl).length && angular.element(targetEl)[0].parentNode;
  
          if (parentEl) {
            // Try to find the interim in the stack which corresponds to the supplied DOM element.
            var filtered = showingInterims.filter(function(entry) {
              return entry.options.element[0] === parentEl;
            });
  
            // Note: This function might be called when the element already has been removed,
            // in which case we won't find any matches.
            if (filtered.length) {
              interim = filtered[0];
              showingInterims.splice(showingInterims.indexOf(interim), 1);
            }
          }
  
          return interim ? interim.remove(SHOW_CANCELLED, false, { '$destroy': true }) :
                           $q.when(SHOW_CANCELLED);
        }
docs: /*
  Special method to quick-remove the interim element without animations
  Note: interim elements are in "interim containers"