I have a <button> in jQuery Mobile 1.4.2 that's being shown with an extra <div> container appearing around it. I did not have this problem with jQM 1.3.2.
This is the code I'm using (note that the problem doesn't appear in jsFiddle):
<div data-theme="a" data-role="page">
<div role="main" class="ui-content">
<button id="test1" data-inline="true" data-mini="true" title="test1">Test 1</button>
</div>
</div>
And this is the fiddle that shows the extra div inserted by jQM: Demo With Extra Div
How do I get rid of the extra div?
As of jQuery Mobile 1.4, use .button() only for input with type button, submit or reset.
input is converted into a div that holds all styles.
<div class="ui-btn ui-input-btn ui-corner-all ui-shadow">
Submit
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</div>
If you call .button() on <a> or <button> tags, they will be wrapped in a div.