jQuery empty()Method
Examples
Remove the content of all <div> elements:
$("button").click(function(){
$("div").empty();
});
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Definition and Usage
The empty() method removes all child nodes and content from the selected elements.
Note:This method does not remove the element itself, or its attributes.
Tip:To remove the element, but retain data and events, use thedetach()method.
Tip:To remove the element and its data and events, use theremove()method.
Syntax
$(selector).empty()
Other Extensions
jQuery HTML/CSS Methods