Convert string into jQuery object and add attribute

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I have the following HTML:

<label>Lobby Template:</label>

I want to convert it to jquery object and add an attribute id with a value of test:

<label id="test">Lobby Template:</label>

lrsjng · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-22 09:17:45Z

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var $el = $('<label>Lobby Template:</label>').attr('id', 'test');

answered Oct 22, 2012 at 9:17

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dfsq · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-22 09:19:35Z

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I like this syntax:

var $el = $("<label>", {
    id: "test",
    text: "Lobby Template:"
});

answered Oct 22, 2012 at 9:19

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Buzz · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-22 09:18:02Z

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use jquery attr

$('label').attr('id', 'test');

answered Oct 22, 2012 at 9:18

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user1726343 · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-22 09:18:30Z

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$('label')[0].id="test";

You need to have some sort of hook to identify your element. http://jsfiddle.net/RQ3vH/1/ is a demo.

answered Oct 22, 2012 at 9:18

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Mihai Matei · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-22 09:18:31Z

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You can do it like this

$('label').attr('id','test');

answered Oct 22, 2012 at 9:18

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Ranjith Ramachandra · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-22 09:22:56Z

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labels = $('label')
$.each(labels, function(i, label){
    if($(label).html() == 'Lobby Template:' ){
    $(label).attr("id", "test")
    }
})

answered Oct 22, 2012 at 9:22

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