* [`remove`](#usage-remove) | [`empty`](#usage-empty) | [`replaceWithClone`](#usage-replaceWithClone)
* [`append`](#usage-append) | [`prepend`](#usage-prepend) | [`before`](#usage-before) | [`after`](#usage-after)
* [`replaceWith`](#usage-replaceWith) | [`appendTo`](#usage-appendTo) | [`prependTo`](#usage-prependTo)
* [`insertBefore`](#usage-insertBefore) | [`insertAfter`](#usage-insertAfter)
* [`wrap`](#usage-wrap) | [`unwrap`](#usage-unwrap)
---
## .remove
**Description**
Removes the set of matched elements from the DOM.
**Parameters**
* None.
**Returns**
* (jBase): The removed elements (detached).
**Example**
```javascript
$('.ads').remove();
```
---
## .empty
**Description**
Remove all child nodes of the set of matched elements from the DOM.
**Parameters**
* None.
**Returns**
* (jBase): Current instance.
**Example**
```javascript
// Clears the content of .container but keeps the container itself
$('.container').empty();
```
---
## .replaceWithClone
**Description**
Replaces the selected elements with a deep clone of themselves. Useful for stripping event listeners.
**Parameters**
* None.
**Returns**
* (jBase): The new cloned elements.
**Example**
```javascript
// Removes all events attached to the button by cloning it
$('button#reset').replaceWithClone();
```
---
## .append
**Description**
Insert content, specified by the parameter, to the end of each element in the set of matched elements.
**Parameters**
* `content` (String|HTMLElement|jBase): The content to insert.
**Returns**
* (jBase): Current instance.
**Example**
```javascript
$('.list').append('New Item');
```
---
## .prepend
**Description**
Insert content, specified by the parameter, to the beginning of each element in the set of matched elements.
**Parameters**
* `content` (String|HTMLElement|jBase): The content to insert.
**Returns**
* (jBase): Current instance.
**Example**
```javascript
$('.list').prepend('First Item');
```
---
## .before
**Description**
Insert content before each element in the set of matched elements.
**Parameters**
* `content` (String|HTMLElement|jBase): The content to insert.
**Returns**
* (jBase): Current instance.
**Example**
```javascript
$('#main').before('');
```
---
## .after
**Description**
Insert content after each element in the set of matched elements.
**Parameters**
* `content` (String|HTMLElement|jBase): The content to insert.
**Returns**
* (jBase): Current instance.
**Example**
```javascript
$('#main').after('');
```
---
## .replaceWith
**Description**
Replace each element in the set of matched elements with the provided new content.
**Parameters**
* `content` (String|HTMLElement|jBase): The content to insert.
**Returns**
* (jBase): Current instance (the old, detached elements).
**Example**
```javascript
$('.old-element').replaceWith('Updated
');
```
---
## .appendTo
**Description**
Insert every element in the set of matched elements to the end of the target.
**Parameters**
* `target` (String|HTMLElement|jBase): The element to append to.
**Returns**
* (jBase): Current instance.
**Example**
```javascript
$('Test
').appendTo('.container');
```
---
## .prependTo
**Description**
Insert every element in the set of matched elements to the beginning of the target.
**Parameters**
* `target` (String|HTMLElement|jBase): The target element.
**Returns**
* (jBase): Current instance.
**Example**
```javascript
$('Intro
').prependTo('body');
```
---
## .insertBefore
**Description**
Insert every element in the set of matched elements immediately before the target element.
**Parameters**
* `target` (String|HTMLElement): A CSS selector or DOM element before which the content will be inserted.
**Returns**
* (jBase): Current instance.
**Example**
```javascript
$('New Alert
').insertBefore('#main-content');
```
---
## .insertAfter
**Description**
Insert every element in the set of matched elements immediately after the target element.
**Parameters**
* `target` (String|HTMLElement): A CSS selector or DOM element after which the content will be inserted.
**Returns**
* (jBase): Current instance.
**Example**
```javascript
$('* Required').insertAfter('input.required');
```
---
## .wrap
**Description**
Wrap an HTML structure around each element in the set of matched elements.
**Parameters**
* `structure` (String): HTML string specifying the structure (e.g., ``).
**Returns**
* (jBase): Current instance.
**Example**
```javascript
$('.item').wrap('');
```
---
## .unwrap
**Description**
Remove the parents of the set of matched elements from the DOM, leaving the matched elements in their place.
**Parameters**
* None.
**Returns**
* (jBase): Current instance.
**Example**
```javascript
// Removes the parent but keeps the
$('span').unwrap();
```