Question

I am using JQuery, and I would like to know if the remove() method cleans its contents of event handlers. For instance:

function someFunction() {
    var element = $('<div></div>');
    element.click(function() {
        alert('bar');
    });
    $('body').append(element);
    element.remove();
}

At this point is there an event handler still hanging out in memory? If so, is there a way to clear the element object of event handlers before removing it from the DOM?

Answer 1

According to jquery docs:

In addition to the elements themselves, all bound events and jQuery
data associated with the elements are removed.