JQuery add link to text

Question

Is there a way in JQuery to select text from the html document and add a link around it?

Many Thanks, Nav

Answer 1

You can use jQuery's wrap function:

$(someSelector).wrap(function() {
   var link = $('<a/>');
   link.attr('href', 'somewhere_far_far_away');
   link.text($(this).text());
   return link;
});