Substituting one tag for another with jQuery (v7)

Revision 7 of this benchmark created by Salman on

Preparation HTML

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<style>
/* remove FOUC out of equation */
#test code,
#test span,
#test div { display: inline; font-family: sans-serif; }
</style>
<div id="test">
<code>A</code><code>B</code><code>C</code><code>D</code><code>E</code>
<code>F</code><code>G</code><code>H</code><code>I</code><code>J</code>
<code>A</code><code>B</code><code>C</code><code>D</code><code>E</code>
<code>F</code><code>G</code><code>H</code><code>I</code><code>J</code>
<code>A</code><code>B</code><code>C</code><code>D</code><code>E</code>
<code>F</code><code>G</code><code>H</code><code>I</code><code>J</code>
<code>A</code><code>B</code><code>C</code><code>D</code><code>E</code>
<code>F</code><code>G</code><code>H</code><code>I</code><code>J</code>
<code>A</code><code>B</code><code>C</code><code>D</code><code>E</code>
<code>F</code><code>G</code><code>H</code><code>I</code><code>J</code>

<code>
<span>A</span><span>B</span><span>C</span><span>D</span><span>E</span>
<span>F</span><span>G</span><span>H</span><span>I</span><span>J</span>
</code>
<code>
<span>A</span><span>B</span><span>C</span><span>D</span><span>E</span>
<span>F</span><span>G</span><span>H</span><span>I</span><span>J</span>
</code>
<code>
<span>A</span><span>B</span><span>C</span><span>D</span><span>E</span>
<span>F</span><span>G</span><span>H</span><span>I</span><span>J</span>
</code>
<code>
<span>A</span><span>B</span><span>C</span><span>D</span><span>E</span>
<span>F</span><span>G</span><span>H</span><span>I</span><span>J</span>
</code>
<code>
<span>A</span><span>B</span><span>C</span><span>D</span><span>E</span>
<span>F</span><span>G</span><span>H</span><span>I</span><span>J</span>
</code>
</div>
<script>
  var $dom = $("#test").detach().addClass('test-div');
  var $content = $('.user-output');
  var $test = $();
</script>

Setup

$test.remove();
  $test = $dom.clone();
  $content.append($test);

Test runner

Ready to run.

Testing in
TestOps/sec
wrap-unwrap
$('#test code').contents().unwrap().wrap('<div/>');
ready
replaceWith string
$('#test code').each(function() {
  $(this).replaceWith("<div>" + $(this).html() + "</div>");
});
ready
replaceWith function
$('#test code').replaceWith(function() {
  return $("<div />", {
    html: $(this).html()
  });
});
ready
replaceWith function + DOM manipulation
$('#test code').replaceWith(function() {
  return $("<div />").append($(this).contents());
});
ready
poor man's way
$("#test code").each(function() {
  $("<div></div>").append(this.childNodes).insertBefore(this);
  $(this).remove();
});
ready

Revisions

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