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Last Updated : 01 Oct, 2024
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The removeData() is an inbuilt method in jQuery that is used to remove those data which are previously set with the data() method.

Syntax:

$(selector).removeData(args);

Here "selector" is the selected element whose previously set data gets removed.

Parameter:

It accepts an optional parameter "args" which specifies the name of the data to remove for the selected element.

Return Value:

It returns the selected element with removed data.

Example: In the below code, the data get removed by removeData() method set by the data() method.

HTML
<html>  <head>     <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js">     </script>     <script>         // working of remove data method         $(document).ready(function () {             // click here to add data to div element             $("#b1").click(function () {                 $("div").data("greeting", "Hello Everyone !");                 alert("GeeksforGeeks says : " + $("div").                     data("greeting"));             });             // click here to remove data from div element             $("#b2").click(function () {                 $("div").removeData("greeting");                 alert("Greeting is: " + $("div").                     data("greeting"));             });         });     </script>     <style>         #b1,         #b2 {             padding: 10px;             margin: 20px;             background-color: green;         }     </style> </head>  <body>     <button id="b1">Click here to add data to         div element</button>     <br>     <button id="b2">Click here to Remove data         from div element</button>     <div></div> </body>  </html> 

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