javascript - How to remove a span element from Backbone.js $el? -

this.$el has following structure:

<div>     <span class="orword">or</span>     <span>...</span> </div>

i trying retrieve span class orword , remove dom. in order achieve tried didn't work:

this.$el('span.andword').remove();

please let me how above span can removed $el element.

thanks

you need use find() search child element:

this.$el.find('span.orword').remove();

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