Is there an easy way to clear an SVG element's contents?

Question

In HTML, I can clear a

element with this command:

div.innerHTML = \"\";

Is there an equivalent if I have an

Answer 1

use this? http://keith-wood.name/svg.html

there's also raphael: jQuery SVG vs. Raphael

I'd be tempted to trawl through and see who they're doing their .destroy() methods.