Find a string in the body of the page

Question

I want to find a string like link and replace it with a <a href="#link">link</a>.

Update: After the body is loaded.

Is there an special element you would look in or it would be the root `html`? — danguilherme, Sep 22 '14 at 19:03
This question has been asked many times on stackoverflow http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18205296/find-and-replace-text-with-jquery-only-text-no-child-elements — Funk Doc, Sep 22 '14 at 19:04
sorry but your question is not clear. why not replace it in your HTML editor using find/replace? if there is a functionality you are looking for, please clarify. — joym8, Sep 22 '14 at 19:04
I have a text and I want to find a certain word and replace it with a link. — The Riot, Sep 22 '14 at 19:11

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 22 '14 at 19:06

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Your question was unclear for me. But the following should work

$( document ).ready(function() {
 document.body.innerHTML = document.body.innerHTML.replace(/target string/g, "replacement string");
});

answered Sep 22 '14 at 19:06

Dennis Anderson

Russell Bevan · Answer 2 · 2014-09-22T19:44:40.693

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jQuery answer:

<p>link</p>

$('body').html($('body').html().replace('link', '<a href="#link">link</a>'));

edited Sep 22 '14 at 19:44

answered Sep 22 '14 at 19:25

Russell Bevan

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