jQuery: wrap every nth word in a span

Question

Is it possible in jquery to wrap each nth word in a span

so lets say I have the html string

great Prices great Service
 
         


        

Answer 1

You could do it by first getting the text of the

element, then split the string to an array, cycle through the array in a for loop, and whenever your iterator i is even, add span tags to the current word. Then, just rebuild the string and insert it as the text property of your

tag.