Method destroy

src/gridstack.ts:1115–1136

* Destroys a grid instance. DO NOT CALL any methods or access any vars after this as it will free up members. * @param removeDOM if `false` grid and items HTML elements will not be removed from the DOM (Optional. Default `true`).

(removeDOM = true)

   * @param removeDOM if `false` grid and items HTML elements will not be removed from the DOM (Optional. Default `true`).
   */
  public destroy(removeDOM = true): GridStack {
    if (!this.el) return; // prevent multiple calls
    this.offAll();
    this._updateResizeEvent(true);
    this.setStatic(true, false); // permanently removes DD but don't set CSS class (we're going away)
    this.setAnimation(false);
    if (!removeDOM) {
      this.removeAll(removeDOM);
      this.el.removeAttribute('gs-current-row');
    } else {
      this.el.parentNode.removeChild(this.el);
    }
    if (this.parentGridNode) delete this.parentGridNode.subGrid;
    delete this.parentGridNode;
    delete this.opts;
    delete this._placeholder?.gridstackNode;
    delete this._placeholder;
    delete this.engine;
    delete this.el.gridstack; // remove circular dependency that would prevent a freeing
    delete this.el;
    return this;
  }

  /**
   * Enable/disable floating widgets (default: `false`). When enabled, widgets can float up to fill empty spaces.