I think you want .wrap():
$("#somediv").wrap('<table><tr><td></td></tr></table>');
--John
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 8:38 PM, jquertil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> hello again...
>
> why would this work...
> $('#somediv').before('I am just text').after('I am also just text');
> result: I am just text<div id="somediv">...</div>I am also just text
>
> but this would not?
> $('#somediv').before('<table><tr><td>').after('</td></tr></table>');
> result: <table><tr><td></td></tr></table><div id="somediv">...</div>
>
> does jQuery not like incomplete, i.e. unclosed tags?
>
> ::scratching head::
>
