.die()

Syntax and Description

.die(eventType[, handler])

eventType is a string containing a JavaScript event type such as click or keydown. handler (optional) is the function that is to be no longer executed. Return value is the jQuery object, for chaining purposes.

jQuery .die() Remove an event handler previously attached using .live() from the elements. Any handler that has been attached with .live() can be removed with .die().

The following code removes click event from div tag.


<html>
  <head>
    <script src="http://java2s.com/style/jquery-1.8.0.min.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
    <!-- w ww  . ja va 2s. com-->
        $(document).ready(function(){
              $("div").die("click", function(event){
                   event.preventDefault();
              });
        });
    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <body>
       <div><h1>java2s.com</h1></div>
    </body>
</html>

Click to view the demo

The code above generates the following result.

Unbind all events

The following code unbinds all live events from all paragraphs.


<html>
  <head>
    <script src="http://java2s.com/style/jquery-1.8.0.min.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        $(document).ready(function(){<!--from  w  w w.  j a  v  a 2  s .  c om-->
              $("div").die();
        });
    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <body>
       <div><h1>java2s.com</h1></div>
    </body>
</html>

Click to view the demo

The code above generates the following result.