$('#test').empty() (it actually calls $('#test').html(''))
http://docs.jquery.com/Manipulation/empty On Jan 24, 3:28 pm, "Rick Faircloth" <r...@whitestonemedia.com> wrote: > This didn't work for me... > > $('#test').text().remove(); > > with this HTML: > > <div id="test" style="width:200px; height:100px; border:1px solid > black;">test test</div> > > However, with this jQuery: > > $('#test p:contains()').remove(); > > and this HTML: > > <div id="test" style="width:200px; height:100px; border:1px solid > black;"><p>test test</p></div> > > I could remove any text from the p inside the div. It did, however, remove > the <p> element, as well, > but it did leave the div in place. (I put a border around the div so I could > see if it remained...) > > Seems like it should be easy to remove the text from within an element and > leave the element, itself, > but I couldn't figure out a way in a few minutes of experimenting and reading > the docs. > > Rick > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: jquery-en@googlegroups.com [mailto:jquery...@googlegroups.com] On > > Behalf Of brian > > Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 12:19 PM > > To: jquery-en@googlegroups.com > > Subject: [jQuery] Re: remove() > > > remove() should be used if you want to remove the div from the DOM. To > > empty its contents, just use text() or html(), which will replce the > > content of the div. > > > On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 12:05 PM, Charlie22 <ch...@post.cz> wrote: > > > > Thx, but I need leave DIV tag on the place..I thought $ > > > ('#test>*').remove(), but no success. > > > > On 24 Led, 17:54, brian <bally.z...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> $('#test').text('') or $('#test').html('') might be what you want. > > > >> On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 11:22 AM, Charlie22 <ch...@post.cz> wrote: > > > >> > I have question how easy remove content from DIV, e.g. > > >> > <div id='test'>test text</div> > > > >> > I thought that code > > >> > $('#test').remove() > > >> > managed it, but it doesnt true. Thx in advance.- Skrýt citovaný text - > > > >> - Zobrazit citovaný text -