jQuery Mobile Popup destroy() Method

Last Updated : 04 Jan, 2022

jQuery Mobile is a JavaScript library built on top of jQuery, it is used to build fast and responsive websites which are accessible on a variety of devices like mobiles, tabs, and desktops, etc.

In this article, we will jQuery Mobile Popup destroy() method to destroy a popup. When we invoke the destroy() method on a popup, the popup functionality is removed from the popup element and it returns to its pre-init state.

Syntax:

$( ".selector" ).popup( "destroy" );

Parameters: This method does not accept any parameter.

CDN Links: To use Popup element, first add jQuery Mobile to your project.

<link rel=”stylesheet” href=”https://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.4.5/jquery.mobile-1.4.5.min.css” />
<script src=”https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.1.3.js”></script>
<script src=”https://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.4.5/jquery.mobile-1.4.5.js”></script>

Example: In the example below, we will open a popup and invoke the destroy() method after 3000ms.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html lang="en"> 
  <head> 
    <meta charset="UTF-8" /> 
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible"
          content="IE=edge" /> 
    <meta name="viewport" 
          content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" /> 
    <title>Popup - reposition method</title> 
  
    <link rel="stylesheet"
          href= 
"https://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.4.5/jquery.mobile-1.4.5.min.css"/> 
    <script src= 
"https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.1.3.js"> 
    </script> 
    <script src= 
"https://code.jquery.com/mobile/1.4.5/jquery.mobile-1.4.5.js"> 
    </script> 
  
    <script> 
      function openAndDestroyPopup(){ 
        $( "#popup1" ).popup( "open",  
                             {positionTo: "#target"} ); 
  
        // Destroy the popup 3 seconds after opening 
        setTimeout(() => { 
          $( "#popup1" ).popup( "destroy"); 
        }, 3000); 
      } 
    </script> 
  </head> 
  <body> 
    <div data-role="page"> 
      <center> 
        <h2 style="color: green">GeeksforGeeks</h2> 
        <h3>jQuery Mobile Popup destroy Method</h3> 
  
        <p id="target"> 
          Popup will open here and will 
          destroy after 3 seconds 
        </p> 
   
        <div data-role="popup" id="popup1"> 
          <p>Welcome to GeeksforGeeks</p> 
        </div> 
  
        <button style="width: 450px;" 
            onclick="openAndDestroyPopup()"> 
            Open & Destroy Popup 
        </button> 
      </center> 
    </div> 
  </body> 
</html> 