Using the jQuery Validate plugin, how can I wrap the error message string in a span

Question

Does anyone know how to wrap the inner error string in a span? I\'m using the jQuery Validate plugin for my form and getting the default error message displaying in label tags,

Answer 1

Use wrapInner .

$('.error').wrapInner( "");

As per op comment :

$(".selector").validate({
  invalidHandler: function(event, validator) {
  $('.error').wrapInner( ""); 
   }
});

Fiddle