jQWidgets jqxButton destroy() Method

jQWidgets is a JavaScript framework for making web-based applications for PC and mobile devices. It is a very powerful, optimized, platform-independent, and widely supported framework. The jqxButton is used to illustrate a jQuery button widget that enables us to show a button on the desired web page.

The destroy() method is used to destroy the jqxButton widget. It has no parameter and does not return anything.

Syntax:

$('#jqxButton').jqxButton('destroy');

Linked Files: Download jQWidgets from the link. In the HTML file, locate the script files in the downloaded folder.

<link rel=”stylesheet” href=”jqwidgets/styles/jqx.base.css” type=”text/css” />
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”scripts/jquery-1.11.1.min.js”></script>
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”jqwidgets/jqxcore.js”></script>
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”jqwidgets/jqxbuttons.js”></script>

Example: The below example illustrates the jqxButton destroy() method in jQWidgets.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <link
      rel="stylesheet"
      href="jqwidgets/styles/jqx.base.css"
      type="text/css"
    />
    <script type="text/javascript" 
        src="scripts/jquery-1.11.1.min.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" 
        src="jqwidgets/jqxcore.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" 
        src="jqwidgets/jqxbuttons.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <center>
      <h1 style="color: green">GeeksforGeeks</h1>
      <h3>jQWidgets jqxButton destroy() method</h3>
      <br />
      <input
        type="button"
        id="jqxBtn"
        style="padding: 5px 20px"
        value="Click here"
      />
      <div id="log"></div>
    </center>
  
    <script type="text/javascript">
      $(document).ready(function () {
        $("#jqxBtn").jqxButton({
          width: "150px",
          height: "80px",
        });
  
        $("#jqxBtn").on("click", function () {
          $("#jqxBtn").jqxButton("destroy");
          $("#log").html("Widget destroyed.");
        });
      });
    </script>
  </body>
</html>