jQuery replaceWith() Method

Last Updated : 27 Jun, 2023

The replaceWith() method is an inbuilt method in jQuery which is used to replace the selected element with the new one.

Syntax:

$(selector).replaceWith(content, function)

Parameters: This method accepts two parameters as mentioned above and described below:

content: It is required parameter which is used to specify the content need to replace.
para2: It is an optional parameter which perform after calling.

Return Value: This method returns the selected element with the change.

Below codes illustrate the replaceWith() method in jQuery:

Example 1:

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
    <head> 
        <title>The replaceWith method</title> 
        <script src= 
        "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"> 
        </script> 
        <style> 
            button { 
                display: block; 
                margin: 10px; 
                color: red; 
                width: 200px; 
                padding: 3px; 
            } 
            div { 
                color: green; 
                border: 2px solid green; 
                width: 200px; 
                margin: 3px; 
                padding: 5px; 
                font-size: 20px; 
                text-align: center; 
            } 
        </style> 
    </head> 
    <body> 
        <!-- click on individual button and see the change -->
        <button>Geeks</button> 
        <button>for</button> 
        <button>Geeks</button> 
          
        <!-- jQuery code to show the working of this method -->
        <script> 
            $("button").click(function() { 
                $(this).replaceWith("<div>" + $(this).text() + "</div>"); 
            }); 
        </script> 
    </body> 
</html> 

Output:
Before click on any button:

After click on all button:

Example 2: In the code below optional function is passed.

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
    <head> 
        <title>The replaceWith method</title> 
        <script src= 
        "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"> 
        </script> 
        <style> 
            button { 
                display: block; 
                margin: 4px; 
                color: green; 
                width: 150px; 
                padding: 5px; 
            } 
            div { 
                width: 200px; 
                height: 100px; 
                padding: 20px; 
                border: 2px solid green; 
            } 
        </style> 
    </head> 
    <body> 
        <div> 
            <p>Welcome to </p> 
              
            <!-- click on this button and see the change -->
            <button>Click Here!</button> 
        </div> 
          
        <!-- jQuery code to show the working of this method -->
        <script> 
            var x = "GeeksforGeeks!"; 
            $("button").click(function() { 
                $("p").replaceWith(x).replaceWith(function(n) { 
                    alert("Click ok and string will replace"); 
                    return n; 
                }); 
            }); 
        </script> 
    </body> 
</html> 