Can somebody tell me what is wrong with this code:
$("#replace").text().replace("cat","dog");
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You are not replacing the text of the element. You're just getting it and replacing the text but not updating the DOM.
$("#replace").text($('#replace').text().replace("cat","dog"));
OR
$("#replace").text(function() {
return $(this).text().replace("cat", "dog");
});
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Use callback function for .text():
function Type: Function( Integer index, String text ) => String A function returning the text content to set. Receives the index position of the element in the set and the old text value as arguments.
$("#replace").text(function(i,oldtext){
return oldtext.replace("cat","dog");
})
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You can use replace function with jQuery object not on text.
$("#replace").text($("#replace").text().replace("cat","dog"));
