/*
* jQuery outerHTML
*
* Copyright (c) 2008 Ca-Phun Ung <caphun at yelotofu dot com>
* Dual licensed under the MIT (MIT-LICENSE.txt)
* and GPL (GPL-LICENSE.txt) licenses.
*
* http://yelotofu.com/labs/jquery/snippets/outerhtml/
*
* outerHTML is based on the outerHTML work done by Brandon Aaron
* But adds the ability to replace an element.
*/

(function ($) {
    $.fn.outerHtml = function (s) {
        return (s)
			? this.before(s).remove()
			: $('<p>').append(this.eq(0).clone()).html();
    }
})(jQuery);