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How do I replace text from the 3rd element of a list of 10 items?
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How do I replace text from the 3rd element of a list of 10 items?
Either the :eq() selector or the .eq() method will allow you to select the proper item. However, to replace the text, you must get the value before you set it:
// This doesn't work; text() returns a string, not the jQuery object
$(this).find('li a').eq(2).text().replace('foo','bar');
// This works
var $thirdLink = $(this).find('li a').eq(2);
var linkText = $thirdLink.text().replace('foo','bar');
$thirdLink.text(linkText);
The first example just discards the modified text. The second example saves the modified text and then replaces the old text with the new modified text. Remember, .text() gets; .text("foo") sets.
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