$ionicModal's remove() doesn't remove an element properly

[rodyhaddad]

Currently, calling .remove() on an $ionicModal doesn't use the jQuery/jqLite method to remove the element from the DOM (code)

This prevents the cleaning of .data() on the element, but also prevents angular from firing the $destroy event (which some directives make use of)

[ajoslin]

@adamdbradley what was the motivation for changing it from .remove() to this?

[adamdbradley]

If I recall, it was just an HTML element, and not an angular element, so remove() was causing errors for browsers that don't support it. But yes, this should have been updated to use the angular way.

[ajoslin]

OK, sounds good then - I'll put it on remove().

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