The die() method added with live() method, removes one or more event handlers, for selected elements.
Syntax:
$(selector).die(event, function)
Parameter:
- event: Specifies one or more than one event handlers to remove. Multiple valid event values are separated by space.
- function: It is used to specify a function to be removed.
Example-1:
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< script src =
</ script >
< script >
function changeSize() {
$(this).animate({
fontSize: "+=3px"
});
}
function changeSpacing() {
$(this).animate({
letterSpacing: "+=2px"
});
}
$(document).ready(function() {
$("p").live("click", changeSize);
$("p").live("click", changeSpacing);
$("button").click(function() {
$("p").die("click", changeSize);
});
});
</ script >
</ head >
< body >
< center >
< p style = "color:green;" >
Geeks for geeks.
</ p >
< button >
added with the live() method,
Remove the event handler changeSize(),
for p elements
</ button >
</ center >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:
Before clicking on the paragraph:

After clicking on the paragraph:

Example-2:
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< script src =
</ script >
< script >
function changeSize() {
$(this).animate({
fontSize: "+=3px"
});
}
function changeSpacing() {
$(this).animate({
letterSpacing: "+=2px"
});
}
$(document).ready(function() {
$("h1").live("click", changeSize);
$("h1").live("click", changeSpacing);
$("button").click(function() {
$("h1").die("click", changeSize);
});
});
</ script >
</ head >
< body >
< div >
< center >
< h1 >welcome to GFG</ h1 >
</ center >
</ div >
< center >
< button >click here</ button >
</ center >
</ body >
</ html >
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Before clicking on the paragraph:

After clicking on the paragraph:

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Last Updated :
27 Feb, 2019
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