Simple javascript find and replace

Question

is there a straightforward method for searching within a div for a specific string and replacing it with another? I cannot use .replaceWith alone because there are other ele

Answer 1

Try this:

var foo = $('#foo').html();

foo = foo.replace('this string', 'this other string');

$('#foo').html(foo);

Fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/maniator/w9GzF/