jQWidgets jqxFormattedInput destroy() Method

Last Updated : 23 Jul, 2025

jQWidgets is a JavaScript framework for making web-based applications for PC and mobile devices. It is a very powerful and optimized framework, platform-independent, and widely supported. The jqxFormattedInput is a jQuery input widget that is used for taking input of numbers in the binary, octal, decimal or hexadecimal format. The input number can be incremented/decremented through the spin buttons which are optional and the numeral system can be changed through a pop-up menu which is also optional.

The destroy() method is used to destroy the jqxFormattedInput widget. It does not accept any parameter and does not return any value.

Syntax:

$('Selector').jqxFormattedInput('destroy');

Linked Files: Download jQWidgets from the given link https://www.jqwidgets.com/download/ In the HTML file, locate the script files in the downloaded folder.

<link rel="stylesheet" href="jqwidgets/styles/jqx.base.css" type="text/css" />
<script type="text/javascript" src="scripts/jquery-1.11.1.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="jqwidgets/jqxcore.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="jqwidgets/jqxformattedinput.js"></script>

The below example illustrates the jQWidgets jqxFormattedInput destroy() method.

Example:

HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href=
        "jqwidgets/styles/jqx.base.css" type="text/css" />
    <script type="text/javascript" 
        src="scripts/jquery-1.11.1.min.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" 
        src="jqwidgets/jqxcore.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" 
        src="jqwidgets/jqxformattedinput.js"></script>
</head>

<body>
    <center>
        <h1 style="color: green;">
            GeeksforGeeks
        </h1>

        <h3>
            jQWidgets jqxFormattedInput destroy() Method
        </h3>

        <div id="jqxFI">
            <input type="text" />
            <div></div>
            <div></div>
        </div>

        <input type="button" id="jqxBtn" 
            value="Destroy Widget" 
            style="padding: 5px 15px; margin-top: 50px;">        
    </center>

    <script type="text/javascript">
        $(document).ready(function() {
            $("#jqxFI").jqxFormattedInput({
                width: 300,
                height: 40,
                radix: "decimal",
                value: "121",
                spinButtons: true,
                dropDown: true
            });

            $("#jqxBtn").on('click', function() {
                $("#jqxFI").jqxFormattedInput('destroy');
            })
        });
    </script>
</body>

</html>

Output:

Reference: https://www.jqwidgets.com/jquery-widgets-documentation/documentation/jqxformattedinput/jquery-formatted-input-api.htm

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