Change node type

Question

Using jQuery, is it possible to change all matched elements to a different type?

For example, can I select all a tags, $(\"a\"), and change

Answer 1

Using standard JavaScript's ChildNode.replaceWith() method can do this. Run example.

var element = document.querySelector("span");
var elementInnerHTML = element.innerHTML;
var newElement = document.createElement("h1");
newElement.innerHTML = elementInnerHTML;

element.replaceWith(newElement);

  
  
  


  
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