jQuery Examples - wrapInner( elem ) Method

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Description

The wrapInner( elem ) method wraps the inner child contents of each matched element (including text nodes) with a DOM element.

Here is the simple syntax to use this method −

selector.wrapInner( elem )

Parameters

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

html : 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 selects all divisions and wraps a bold tag around the content of clicked one 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 () {
                  $(this).wrapInner(document.createElement( "b" ));
               });
            });
         </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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