jQuery Examples - wrapInner( html ) Method

Description

The wrapInner( html ) method wraps the inner child contents of each matched element (including text nodes) with an HTML structure.

Here is the simple syntax to use this method −

selector.wrapInner( html )

Parameters

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

html : A string of HTML that will be created on the fly and 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 () {
               var content = "<b></b>";
               $(this).wrapInner( 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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