Remove a table
<html> <head> <script type='text/javascript' src='js/jquery-1.3.2.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> $(document).ready( function() { $('input#tmpEmptyTable').click( function($e) { $e.preventDefault(); $('td').empty(); } ); $('input#tmpDelete').click( function($e) { $e.preventDefault(); $('h4, table').remove(); } ); } ); </script> </head> <body> <h4>C Albums</h4> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Title</th> <th>Year</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>D</td> <td>1980</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <input type='submit' id='tmpEmptyTable' value='Empty Table' /> <input type='submit' id='tmpDelete' value='Delete Content' /> </body> </html>