How to remove text inside an element with jQuery?

Question

I have a script that creates a list of items with a structure like this:

    
Some stuff
    

        

Answer 1

$('li').not('div,a').text('') 

Try this, untested

Edit

$('li').contents().filter(function(){ return !(this.tagName == 'DIV' 
                                            || this.tagName == 'A');}).remove();