Backbone.js view.remove()

The Backbone.js remove method is used to remove the view from the DOM. It calls stopListening to remove any bound events that the view has listenTo.

Syntax:

Let's take an example.

See this example:

<!DOCTYPE html>
   <head>
      <title>View Remove Example</title>
         <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.1.3.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
         <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/underscore.js/1.8.2/underscore-min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
         <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/backbone.js/1.1.2/backbone-min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
   </head>
   <body>
      <div id="mydiv"></div>
      <script type="text/javascript">
         var ViewDemo = Backbone.View.extend({
            events: {'click button': 'removeFunc'
               },
               removeFunc: function () {

                  this.remove();

                 document.write("After removing, view becomes: ",$('#mydiv').length);
               },
               render: function () {
                  this.$el.html('<button>click to remove</button>');
               },
               initialize:function(){this.render();}
         });
         var myview = new ViewDemo({el: '#mydiv'});
      </script>
   </body>
</html>

Test it Now

Output:

Save the above code in remove.html file and open this file in a new browser.