jQuery plug-in for removing a DOM element, when clicking outside it

jquery.click-outside-to-remove.js

(function ($) {

	$.fn.clickOutsideToRemove = function () {

		return this.each(function () {

			var $this = $(this);

			$(document).on("mouseup.clickOutsideToRemove", function (e) {
				if ($this.has(e.target).length === 0) {
					$this.remove();

					$(document).off(".clickOutsideToRemove");
				}
			});

		});

	};

})(jQuery);