How to remove prior appendAfter text?

How to remove prior appendAfter text?

In the code below, the  div#popupText retains the prior insertions.  Is there a method to Clear the div?  empty() does not work...even if I place it before each appendAfter();

Stumped...

Todd


  2. $("div#popupText").empty();
  3. if (popupName == "showPopup1") {
  4.   $( $("div#text1").html() ).insertAfter("div#popupText");
  5. } else if (popupName == "showPopup2") {   
  6.   $( $("div#text2").html() ).insertAfter("div#popupText");
  7. } else if (popupName == "showPopup3") {   
  8.   $( $("div#text3").html() ).insertAfter("div#popupText");
  9. } else if (popupName == "showPopup4") {   
  10.   $( $("div#text4").html() ).insertAfter("div#popupText");
  11. }
  12.     
  13. $("#middleLayer").toggle();
  14. $("#popup").toggle();
  15. });