How to destroy a button in jQuery UI ?

Last Updated : 26 Nov, 2022

To destroy a button in jQuery UI we will be using destroy() method which is discussed below:

jQuery UI destroy() Method is used to remove the complete functionality of the button. It returns the button element completely to its initial state.

Syntax:

$(".selector").button("destroy")

Parameters: This method does not accept any parameters.

Return values: This method simply returns the button to its pre-initial state.

Links for jQuery UI libraries:

<link rel=’stylesheet’
href=”http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.16/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css”>
<script src=”https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.js”> </script>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.16/jquery-ui.js"> </script>

<link rel=’stylesheet’
href=”https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css”>
<script src=”https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js”> </script>
<script src=”https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.js"> </script>

Below are the example which shows the implementation of this method.

Example 1:

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 

<head> 
    <meta charset="utf-8"> 
    <meta name="viewport" content= 
        "width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> 

    <script src= 
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.js"> 
    </script> 

    <script src= 
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.16/jquery-ui.js"> 
    </script> 

    <link href= 
"http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.16/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css"
        rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> 
        
    <style> 
        .height { 
            height: 10px; 
        } 
    </style> 

    <script> 
        $(function () { 
            $("#buttonId, #submitId, #anchorId").button();

            $('#buttonId, #submitId, #anchorId')
                .click(function (event) {
 
                event.preventDefault(); 
                $(this).button("destroy"); 
            }); 
        }); 
    </script> 
</head> 

<body> 
    <h1 style="color:green">GeeksforGeeks</h1> 
    <b>jQueryUI | Button destroy Method</b> 
    <div class="height"> </div><br> 
    <div class="buttons-div"> 
        <button id="buttonId">Button element</button> 
        <input id="submitId" type="submit"
            value="Submit button"> 
        <a id="anchorId" href="">Anchor</a> 
    </div>
</body> 

</html>

Output:

Example 2:

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 

<head> 
    <meta charset="utf-8"> 
    <meta name="viewport" content= 
        "width=device-width, initial-scale=1">  

    <script src= 
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.js"> 
    </script> 

    <script src= 
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.16/jquery-ui.js"> 
    </script> 

    <link href= 
"http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.16/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css"
        rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> 
        
    <style> 
        .height { 
            height: 10px; 
        } 
    </style> 

    <script> 
        $(function () { 
            $("#buttonId").button();

            $('#buttonId').click(function (event) { 
                event.preventDefault(); 
                $(this).button("destroy"); 
                console.log("The button is destroyed successfully")
            }); 
        }); 
    </script> 
</head> 

<body> 
    <h1 style="color:green">GeeksforGeeks</h1> 
    <b>jQueryUI | Button destroy Method</b> 
    <div class="height"> </div><br> 
    <button id="buttonId">Button element</button> 
</body> 

</html>