jquery remove content code example

Example 1: javascript clear div

//using javascript
document.getElementById(elementID).innerHTML = "";

//using JQuery
$('#elementID').html('');

Example 2: jquery empty

// Remove all child nodes of the set of matched elements from the DOM
// This method does not accept any arguments.
$("div.parent").empty();

Example 3: jquery remove tags keep content

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>jQuery Remove Wrapper Element</title>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.min.js"></script>
<script>
    $(document).ready(function(){
        $("button").click(function(){
            $("p").find("a.link").contents().unwrap();
        });
    });
</script>
</head>
<body>
    <p>If you click the following button it will remove the anchor tag from <a href="#" class="link">this link</a> but keep the text content intact.</p>
    <button type="button">Remove Link</button>
</body>
</html>

Example 4: remove text element jquery

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>empty demo</title>
  <style>
  p {
    background: yellow;
  }
  </style>
  <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.4.1.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
 
<p>
  Hello, <span>Person</span> <em>and person</em>.
</p>
 
<button>Call empty() on above paragraph</button>
 
<script>
$( "button" ).click(function() {
  $( "p" ).empty();
});
</script>
 
</body>
</html>