actually ... empty seem sto do what i want. plus, the app i've built basically uses no page refreshes at all (or very little) ... all content is ajax'd in and out. it's a pay service so i can demand things like JS + modern browsers required. it's allowed me to beat up my sql server less, so i'm pretty happy.
my point is i'm trying to keep ram consumption at bay ... so i want it removed completely On Jul 23, 2:31 pm, Scott Sauyet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > skatta wrote: > > scott, i think that was it ... i also had some issues with my order of > > effect events. only problem is now ... liek prepend is great, if i > > want to remove the content i can't ... remove() seems to give it a > > display:none attribute ... i want to dump it from the DOM 100% > > "remove" removes items from the DOM but not the current JQuery object. > As long as you don't hold on to that object and try to reuse it, you > should be all set. > > Good luck, > > -- Scott