jQuery replaceWith() with Examples

jQuery Web Development Front End Technology

The replaceWith() method in jQuery is used to replace selected elements with new content.

Syntax

The syntax is as follows −

$(selector).replaceWith(content,function(index))

Above, the content parameter is the content to insert, whereas function is to return the content to replace.

Example

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

Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
   $(document).ready(function(){
      $("button").click(function(){
         $("h2").replaceWith("<h2>This is it!</h2>");
      });
   });
</script>
</head>
<style>
div {
   margin: 10px;
   width: 60%;
   border: 2px dashed orange;
   padding: 5px;
   text-align:justify;
}
</style>
<body>
<div>
<h2>Demo Heading</h2>
<h2>Demo Heading</h2>
<h2>Demo Heading</h2>
<h2>Demo Heading</h2>
</div>
<p>Click the below button to update headings</p>
<button>Click</button>
</body>
</html>