html - How to add a start tag and end tag separately in jQuery

Question

so my question is how do I add the opening and closing tag separately using jQuery.

For eg.

<a class="test" href="#">
    <img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1611165243857-d8b0ff81ba63?ixid=MXwxMjA3fDB8MHx0b3BpYy1mZWVkfDIwfDZzTVZqVExTa2VRfHxlbnwwfHx8&ixlib=rb-1.2.1&auto=format&fit=crop&w=500&q=60"/>
</a>

I want add a figure tag to wrap the image. So the outcome will be like below. Currently when i use the

jQuery('img').before('<figure>');
jQuery('img').after('</figure>');

it don't seems to work. Please advise. Thanks.

<a class="test" href="#">
    <figure>
        <img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1611165243857-d8b0ff81ba63?ixid=MXwxMjA3fDB8MHx0b3BpYy1mZWVkfDIwfDZzTVZqVExTa2VRfHxlbnwwfHx8&ixlib=rb-1.2.1&auto=format&fit=crop&w=500&q=60"/>
    </figure>
</a>

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65869074/how-to-add-a-start-tag-and-end-tag-separately-in-jquery

Answer 1

You're looking for .wrap().

jQuery('img').wrap('<figure></figure>');

Link for more info if you want: https://api.jquery.com/wrap/