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  • Last Updated : 27 Feb, 2019
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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>


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>


Before clicking on the paragraph:

After clicking on the paragraph:


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