jQuery contents()


The contents() method in jQuery is used to return all direct children, including text and comment nodes, of the selected element.

Syntax

The syntax is as follows −

$(selector).contents()

Example

Let us now see an example to implement the jQuery contents() method −

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
</style>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
   $(document).ready(function(){
      $("button").click(function(){
         $("div").contents().filter("p").wrap("<i/>");
      });
   });
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Products</h2>
<div><p>90% of the products are sold.</p></div>
<p>10% of the products are still waiting to get dispatched.</p>
<button>Text Nodes</button><br>
</body>
</html>

Output

This will produce the following output −

Now, click on the “Text Nodes” button −

Updated on: 11-Nov-2019

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