Question

actually i am trying to insert these(<div class="error_msg_div"><div class="error_msgicon_div"><span class="sprite_16x16_group_errorinfo fl rmar5"></span></div><div class="error_msgtext_div">) things before the ul

and these(</div><div class="error_msgcloseicon_div"><span class="sprite_16x16_group_blueclose_icon fl curpointer"></span></div><div class="clearfloat"></div></div>) things after the ul.

But here it is inserting the div tags but it closing the divs automatically but i don’t want that

because i am trying to push the ul to inside one div. that is not happening here

my jsfiddle is here
Here is my script:

if($('span.error_span:has(ul.validation-messages)')){
                $('ul.validation-messages').before('<div class="error_msg_div"><div class="error_msgicon_div"><span class="sprite_16x16_group_errorinfo fl rmar5"></span></div><div class="error_msgtext_div">');
                $('ul.validation-messages').after('</div><div class="error_msgcloseicon_div"><span class="sprite_16x16_group_blueclose_icon fl curpointer"></span></div><div class="clearfloat"></div></div>');
            }​

Answer 1

Be aware that you are manipulating the DOM with these functions, not just simply concatenating some strings containing HTML. You cannot append </div>.

You should use wrap() to add that div around your lists, and then use before() and after() to insert other divs.

$('ul.validation-messages')
    .wrap('<div class="error_msg_div">')
    .before('<div class="error_msgicon_div"><span class="sprite_16x16_group_errorinfo fl rmar5"></span></div><div class="error_msgtext_div">')
    .after('<div class="error_msgcloseicon_div"><span class="sprite_16x16_group_blueclose_icon fl curpointer"></span></div><div class="clearfloat"></div></div>');