Refresh div contents

[andyd34]

I am trying to refresh the contents of a division without refreshing the entire page when a button is clicked.

 

I have tried

 

$("#close_add_event").click(function(html){
$("#add_event_div").fadeOut(600);
$("#contents_inner").html(html);
});

 

I have also tried

 

$("#close_add_event").click(function(html){
$("#add_event_div").fadeOut(600);
$("#contents_inner").replaceWith($('#contents_inner', $(html))); 
});

 

But all this does is clear the contents of the div. Can anyone show me where I am going wrong. Most of the tutorials I have found are refreshing a div with external contents.

[andyd34]

does anyone actually use this section