The wrapInner() method is an inbuilt method in jQuery that is used to wrap HTML elements around the content of each selected element.
Syntax:
$(selector).wrapInner(wrap_element, function(index))Parameters: This function accepts two parameters as mentioned above and described below:
- wrap_element: It is a mandatory parameter and used to specify the HTML element to wrap around the content of the selected element
- function: It is an optional parameter and is used to specify the function that returns the wrapping element.
- index: It returns the index of the element.
Return Value: This method returns the selected element with the applied changes.
The below examples illustrate the wrapInner() method in jQuery:
Example 1: this example does not contain an optional parameter.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">
</script>
<!-- jQuery code to show the working of this method -->
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
$("div").click(function () {
$(this).wrapInner("<b></b>").css(
"background-color", "green");
});
});
</script>
<style>
body {
width: 200px;
padding: 20px;
height: 20px;
border: 2px solid green;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<!-- click on this div and see the change -->
<div>Welcome to GeeksforGeeks!</div>
</body>
</html>
Output:
Example 2:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">
</script>
<!-- jQuery code to show the working of this method -->
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
$("div").click(function () {
$("span").wrapInner(function (n) {
return "<i></i>";
});
});
});
</script>
<style>
body {
width: 250px;
padding: 20px;
height: 20px;
font-size: 20px;
border: 2px solid green;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<!-- click on this div and see the change -->
<div>
Welcome to
<span>GeeksforGeeks!</span>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Output:
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