jQuery wrap span around text

Question

I have the following

<div><span class="myspan">hello</span> this text has no span </div>

In jQuery, how can I wrap a div or span around the "this text has no span" text?

Answer 1

For your current example here is my one line solution:

$("div span").detach().prependTo($("div").contents().wrap("<span />").end());

DEMO: http://jsfiddle.net/awwTA/