<html>
<head>
<script src="https://libs.baidu.com/jquery/1.10.2/jquery.min.js">
</script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
$("button").click(function(){
$("#div1").empty();
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="div1" style="height:100px;width:300px;border:1px solid black;background-color:yellow;">
This is some text in the div.
<p>This is a paragraph in the div.</p>
<p>This is another paragraph in the div.</p>
</div>
<br>
<button>Empty the div element</button>
</body>
</html>