How can I detect if jQuery lightslider has been instantiated, and how to clear instance if yes

Question

I\'m using JQuery lightSlider. It works pretty well (well, actually, I had to jig the code a little bit, but enough of that for now).

What I am trying to achieve is to d

Answer 1

Assuming you are using a newer version of lightslider than 1.1.3 you should be able to .destroy() the existing instance as follows:

var slider = $('#lightslider').lightSlider();
slider.destroy();   

For safety, you will need to check the slider is something before you call the destroy method though!