[jQuery] Re: Removing an emptied paragraph from the DOM

[Charlie]

parnt.length isn't zero so if you are still using that test  could the the problem think about it a second, if you assign $(this).parent() to it how can length be zero? also you have a syntax error $(this).insertBefore(p)// should have quotes around p unless it is a variable if you aren't using firebug it's very worth installing in firebug get an error p not defined, firebug lets you test code right in console of  FF, also you can see the live html changes that are made by jquery Bruce MacKay wrote: Thanks Mauricio, I hadn't tried that angle, but unfortunately it didn't make any difference. I've also tried adding a class to the initial parent p and then trying to remove all paragraphs containing that class name - and have achieved the same nil outcome. Thanks for your input. Cheers, Bruce At 11:40 p.m. 20/06/2009, you wrote: How about?   $('.buggybox').next('p').remove();   Maurício -----Mensagem Original----- De: Bruce MacKay Para: jquery-en@googlegroups.com Enviada em: sábado, 20 de junho de 2009 08:20 Assunto: [jQuery] Removing an emptied paragraph from the DOM Hello folks, I have an application which removes an image from within a paragraph, wraps that image in a div and places it in front of the paragraph. I now want to remove that paragraph. Why doesn't the following use of remove() not achieve my objective?  I've tested the length - it is 0, yet the remove doesn't happen. Thanks, Bruce var parnt = $(this).parent();            //the parent p tag containing the image to be processed $(this).insertBefore(p).wrap("<div class='buggybox clearfix' id='g" + i +"'></div>"); if (parnt.length=0) {          parnt.remove(); }