+
+ // keepData is for internal use only--do not document
+ remove: function( selector, keepData ) {
+ for ( var i = 0, elem; (elem = this[i]) != null; i++ ) {
+ if ( !selector || jQuery.filter( selector, [ elem ] ).length ) {
+ if ( !keepData && elem.nodeType === 1 ) {
+ jQuery.cleanData( elem.getElementsByTagName("*") );
+ jQuery.cleanData( [ elem ] );
+ }
+
+ if ( elem.parentNode ) {
+ elem.parentNode.removeChild( elem );
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ return this;
+ },
+
+ empty: function() {
+ for ( var i = 0, elem; (elem = this[i]) != null; i++ ) {
+ // Remove element nodes and prevent memory leaks
+ if ( elem.nodeType === 1 ) {
+ jQuery.cleanData( elem.getElementsByTagName("*") );
+ }
+
+ // Remove any remaining nodes
+ while ( elem.firstChild ) {
+ elem.removeChild( elem.firstChild );
+ }
+ }
+
+ return this;
+ },