jQuery: how to change tag name?

Question

jQuery: how to change tag name?

For example:

    $1

I need

    $1

<         


        

Answer 1

Yet another script to change the node name

function switchElement() {
  $element.each(function (index, oldElement) {
    let $newElement = $('<' + nodeName + '/>');
    _.each($element[0].attributes, function(attribute) {
      $newElement.attr(attribute.name, attribute.value);
    });
    $element.wrapInner($newElement).children().first().unwrap();
  });
}

http://jsfiddle.net/rc296owo/5/

It will copy over the attributes and inner html into a new element and then replace the old one.