[jQuery] Re: Stupid question: what is the return value of replaceWith good for?

[Mike Alsup]

> While I love most things in jQuery, one thing I don't get is
> replaceWith.  This method returns the object you just replaced, which
> as far as I can see is 100% worthless, rather than the the object
> you're replacing it with.  If you do:
>
> $.(someHtmlElement).replaceWith("<div>my div</div>");

100% worthless?  Nah.  Consider this:

$(someHtmlElement).replaceWith("<div>my div</div>").appendTo('body');