jQuery: how to remove the text but not the children elements

Question

hi,

can I remove with jQuery only the text in a node but not the children elements ?

thanks

Answer 1

$('#someElement').text('');

Answer 2

you cannot do that.Unless it is wrapped by an element.

Answer 3

Here's my idea:

function removeText(element){
    var newElement = $('<' + element[0].nodeName + '/>');
    element.children().each(function(){
        newElement.append(this);
    });
    element.replaceWith(newElement);
}