Replace clicked element and keep its text in jQuery

Description

The following code shows how to replace clicked element and keep its text.

Example


<html>
<head>
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){<!--from w w w.  ja v a 2s  .c  o m-->
$("button").click(function () {
$(this).replaceWith("<div>" + $(this).text() + "</div>");
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<button>First java2s.com</button>
</body>
</html>

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The code above generates the following result.

Replace clicked element and keep its text in jQuery

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