You can also use $(expr).empty().
On Nov 21, 1:49 pm, mdrisser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The problem is that .remove() removes the actual element not the text
> inside of it.
>
> This works:
> $("a.collapse").html("(-)");
>
> On Nov 21, 10:35 am, FrankTudor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > <script type="text/javascript">
> > $(document).ready(function(){
>
> > $('.bang').hide();
>
> > $("a.collapse").toggle(function()
> > {
> > $('.bang').show();
> > $('a.collapse').remove("(-)").append("(+)");
>
> > },function(){
>
> > $('.bang').hide();
> > $('a.collapse').remove("(+)").append("(-)");});
> > });
>
> > </script>
>
> > <head>
> > <body>
>
> > <a href="" class="collapse">(-)</a>
>
> > <div class="bang">
> > Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean at
> > magna nec erat tincidunt sollicitudin. Phasellus eu est. Aenean diam
> > elit, laoreet sed, suscipit eget, hendrerit vel, lorem. Suspendisse
> > nec turpis ullamcorper urna accumsan sollicitudin.
> > </div>
>
> > Can someone put a set of eyes on the above code...It doesn't seem to
> > work and I am not sure why.
>
> > Thanks,
> > Frank
