From: John Resig <jeresig@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:40:55 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: A speedup for .remove() (which also speeds up .html()). Fixes #4178.
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A speedup for .remove() (which also speeds up .html()). Fixes #4178.
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diff --git a/src/core.js b/src/core.js
index d78ec7e..c7d10f3 100644
--- a/src/core.js
+++ b/src/core.js
@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@ jQuery.each({
 
 	empty: function() {
 		// Remove element nodes and prevent memory leaks
-		jQuery( ">*", this ).remove();
+		jQuery(this).children().remove();
 
 		// Remove any remaining nodes
 		while ( this.firstChild )