jQuery convert DOM element to different type

Question

I need to convert a DOM element to a different type (as in HTML tag name, a to p in this case), but still retain all the original elements attribut

Answer 1

while not a complete solution, the logic would basically be:

Save your existing element:

var oldElement = $(your selector here);

create a new element and insert it just before or after your oldElement

copy the attributes

  oldElement.attr().each(function(){
    copy old
    });

better yet, here is an example of a plug-in that does just what you want:

http://plugins.jquery.com/project/getAttributes