jQuery Examples - wrapAll( elem ) Method

Description

The wrapAll( elem ) method wraps all the elements in the matched set into a single wrapper element.

Here is the simple syntax to use this method −

selector.wrapAll( elem )

Parameters

Here is the description of all the parameters used by this method −

elem : A DOM element that will be wrapped around the target.

Example

Following is a simple example a simple showing the usage of this method. This wraps all the squares with a new square −

Live Demo

<html>
   <head>
   <title>The jQuery Example</title>
      <script type = "text/javascript" 
      src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
      <script type = "text/javascript" language = "javascript">

         $(document).ready(function() {

            $("div").click(function () {
               var content = "<div class='div'>";
               $("div").wrapAll( document.createElement(content) );
            });
         });
      </script>
      <style>
         .div{
            margin:10px;padding:12px;
            border:2px solid #666;
            width:60px;
         }
      </style>
   </head>
   
   <body>
      <p>Click on any square below to see the result:</p>
      <div class="div" id="destination">THIS IS TEST</div>
      <div class="div" style="background-color:blue;">ONE</div>
      <div class="div" style="background-color:green;">TWO</div>
      <div class="div" style="background-color:red;">THREE</div>
   </body>
</html>

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