jquery undo a function bind

Question

I am using the following with an address picker.

HTML

<form>
<input id="searchByLoc" type='checkbox' >
<input id="searchQuery" type='text' >
<input type="submit' value="search">
</form>

JQuery:

$('#searchByLoc:checkbox ').live('change', function(){
    if($(this).is(':checked')){
        var addresspicker=$(this).addresspicker();//alert('checked');
    } else {
         //I want to un initialize the addresspicker() on the input field
         var addresspicker=die($(this).addresspicker());//alert('un-checked');
    }
});

I am having some trouble with the ELSE part above. If the check box is unchecked, how can I stop the initialization so that no location is suggested?

Well, no. bcz the input field is intended to be used for both search by name as well as location. so, if a search is done for location and then a search for name is about to be done, I would like to have no location suggestions. — aVC, Jan 22 '13 at 18:10
I don't think that unbinding the change event is what you want, but instead handle in your `adresspicker()` if it's checked or not... — , Jan 22 '13 at 18:13
yeah exactly. its a plugin i forked, and not sure how to undo the function working on the input field — aVC, Jan 22 '13 at 18:14
So give us more info. Who's the plugin? What adresspicker do? — , Jan 22 '13 at 18:18
@SérgioMichels http://xilinus.com/jquery-addresspicker/demos/index.html — aVC, Jan 22 '13 at 18:20
Looking at the [jQuery UI docs](http://wiki.jqueryui.com/w/page/12138135/Widget%20factory), it looks like you want to `destroy` it. `.addresspicker("destroy")`. Not sure if that's handled by the base widget or if the plugin has to manually define its own `destroy` method. — Chris, Jan 22 '13 at 18:26

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:24

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Use unbind() function of jquery. It will remove the event. jquery bind

You can see this post also for best usage best way to remove events

below jquery 1.7

$('#yourDomElement').unbind('click');

jquery 1.7+

$('#yourDomElement').off('click');

edited May 23 '17 at 10:24

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answered Jan 22 '13 at 18:06

Ravi Gadag

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Note if using jQuery 1.7+ it is suggested you use `on()`/`off()` instead of `live()`/`unbind()`. – Mike Brant Jan 22 '13 at 18:08
What would he be unbinding? – Explosion Pills Jan 22 '13 at 18:08
what should I unbind? I tried addresspicker.unbind(); not working – aVC Jan 22 '13 at 18:09
@Ravi, unbinding the domelement is not stopping the already initialized input field from suggesting addresses as the user inputs text – aVC Jan 22 '13 at 18:15

jquery undo a function bind

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