Post by Schubaltz on Jun 12, 2007 23:28:52 GMT -5
Description: Kind of a reverse appendChild. This function wraps an element around another.
Syntax: containNode(wrapper node, node)
function containNode(a, b) {
b.parentNode.replaceChild(
a.cloneNode(true).appendChild(b.cloneNode(true)).parentNode, b
);
}
Example:
<html>
<body><div>Hello <b>world</b></div></body>
</html>
containNode(document.createElement("blockquote"), document.body.firstChild)
// wrap BLOCKQUOTE element around DIV
Syntax: containNode(wrapper node, node)
function containNode(a, b) {
b.parentNode.replaceChild(
a.cloneNode(true).appendChild(b.cloneNode(true)).parentNode, b
);
}
Example:
<html>
<body><div>Hello <b>world</b></div></body>
</html>
containNode(document.createElement("blockquote"), document.body.firstChild)
// wrap BLOCKQUOTE element around DIV