substring selector with jquery?

Question

Is it possible to select only part of a string using jquery? For example I have a text

Metuentes igitur idem latrones Lycaoniam magna parte campestrem&l         


        

Answer 1

Based on the answer from here: Wrap around part of text inside an element

you could do the following:

$('p').html(function(index, oldHtml){
   return oldHtml.replace(/(amet)/g, '$1');
});

http://jsfiddle.net/YxMvq/