remove :: Element

remove(element) -> HTMLElement Completely removes element from the document and returns it.

If you would rather just hide the element and keep it around for further use, try hide() instead.

Examples

// Before:

<ul>

<li id="golden-delicious">Golden Delicious</li>

<li id="mutsu">Mutsu</li>

<li id="mcintosh">McIntosh</li>

<li id="ida-red">Ida Red</li>

</ul>

$('mutsu').remove();

// -> HTMLElement (and removes li#mutsu)

// After:

<ul>

<li id="golden-delicious">Golden Delicious</li>

<li id="mcintosh">McIntosh</li>

<li id="ida-red">Ida Red</li>

</ul>

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