Tryit Editor v1.7

Source Code:

Result:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.1/jquery.min.js">
</script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
  $("button").click(function(){
    $("#div1").empty();
  });
});
</script>
</head>
<body>

<div id="div1" style="height:100px;width:300px;border:1px solid black;background-color:yellow;">

This is some text in the div.
<p>This is a paragraph in the div.</p>
<p>This is another paragraph in the div.</p>

</div>
<br>
<button>Empty the div element</button>

</body>
</html>

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Source Code:	Result:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.1/jquery.min.js"> </script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ $("button").click(function(){ $("#div1").empty(); }); }); </script> </head> <body> <div id="div1" style="height:100px;width:300px;border:1px solid black;background-color:yellow;"> This is some text in the div. <p>This is a paragraph in the div.</p> <p>This is another paragraph in the div.</p> </div> <br> <button>Empty the div element</button> </body> </html>
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