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jQuery's traversal and manipulation methods aren't intended for use with text nodes. There are only a limited set of circumstances where text nodes even end up in a jQuery set such as $(elem) or the .contents() method, and in most cases we try to avoid operating on them at all.

That's nice, but how do I replace a text node in jQuery 1.9?

Because I need this functionality for something simple .. like this plugin :

https://github.com/dragosu/jquery-aciTypewriter

where text nodes are processed and the siblings - non-text nodes - are not touched.

You say jQuery should not process text nodes, then why there are functions (like contents) that return text nodes if there is no support in manipulating them? Until 1.9 was working and - for me - it seems that functionality was throw away without a good reason!?

Text nodes are not part of the document, like the others?

Thank you!

just a small question: why remove should work on a text node and replaceWith no?

Is there any chance to see that replaceWith does nothing for text nodes it in the docs? I mean, can't find any reference that replaceWith it's not working anymore with text nodes in 1.9; will be nice to have it in the docs if this is supposed to be the way replaceWith will work from now on ..

Dave is on the team. I just read your problem. I replace text nodes from time to time. So, I looked for an easy workaround.

@dragosu I agree it would help to have that documented better. The problem with documentation is that it is most useful if the specific fact you currently do not know is at the point you currently happen to be looking.  :)