jQuery - Remove Elements
- remove() - Removes the selected element (and its child elements)
- empty() - Removes the child elements from the selected element
remove() method removes the selected element(s) and its child elements
http://jsfiddle.net/9K74f/10/
http://jsfiddle.net/9K74f/13/
empty() method removes the child elements of the selected element(s)
http://jsfiddle.net/9K74f/14/
Filter the Elements to be Removed
The jQuery remove() method also accepts one parameter, which allows you to filter the elements to be removed.
The parameter can be any of the jQuery selector syntaxes.
http://jsfiddle.net/9K74f/17/