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jQuery & jQuery UI

DOM Removal

These methods allow us to delete elements from the DOM.

  • .detach()

    Remove the set of matched elements from the DOM.

  • .empty()

    Remove all child nodes of the set of matched elements from the DOM.

  • .remove()

    Remove the set of matched elements from the DOM.

  • .unwrap()

    Remove the parents of the set of matched elements from the DOM, leaving the matched elements in their place.