jQuery detach()

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This jQuery method is used to remove the selected element with its child elements and event handlers form the web page.
This method prepares a copy of the removed elements to reinsert them in the web page.

Note:

If you want to remove all child elements and their content of the selected element then use, empty() jQuery method.

Related Topics:

jQuery prepend

jQuery prependTo

Note:

If you want to remove the selected element with its child elements and event handlers form the web page then use remove() jQuery method.

jQuery detach

Syntax:

$(selector).detach();

Example:

<html>
 <head>
 <title> jQuery Example </title>
 <script type = "text/javascript"
        src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js">
      </script>
<style>
.para{
background:yellow;
padding:10px;
}
.head{
background:pink;
padding:10px;
}
button{
background:green;
padding:10px;
color:white;
border:1px solid green;
}
</style>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
 $(".b1").click(function(){
  $content=$("div").detach();
});

$(".b2").click(function(){
   $($content).insertBefore(".b1");
});

});
</script>
 </head>
 <body>

<h2> jQuery detach() Method Example </h2>
<div>
<h3 class="head"> This is heading </h3>
<p class="para"> This paragraph. </p>
</div>
<button class="b1"> Click to remove! </button> | <button class="b2"> Click to restore! </button>
 </body>
</html>