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What is difference between detach() and remove() method in j

Tapan Mallick

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What is difference between detach() and remove() method in jQuery?

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Rajkiran Swain9y ago
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Though both detach() and remove() method is used to remove a DOM element,Main difference between them is that detach() keep track of the last element detached, so that it can be reattached, while remove() method does keep reference of last removed method. This is one of the many jQuery interview question from DOM manipulation. You can also take a look on appendTo() for adding element into DOM.
Yatendrasinh Joddha9y ago
remove() : It removes the matched elements from the DOM
detach() : It is like remove(), but it keeps the data and events assosiated with that element. So when needed you can insert removed element.

Example :

var eleDiv = $('div').detach();
...
eleDiv.appendTo('body');