Wrap function doesn't wrap jQuery objects unless added to DOM

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Hi there,

It seems there is a dependency in wrap function which works correctly only if selector points to existing DOM element and doesn't produce anything if selector is a jQuery object which is not yet added to DOM. jsFiddle share (​http://jsfiddle.net/SSujs/) describes my problem better.

I hope team can advice why it so and is there someway around this. Couldn't it just work without element added to DOM?

Thanks

[sindresorhus]

Not a bug, .wrap()returns the original set. From the ​docs:

This method returns the original set of elements for chaining purposes.

For what you're trying to do, you'll need to add .parent() like this:
$("<a>").wrap("<li>").parent().appendTo("body");

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This is to confirm that given solution works for me. Thanks for the help.