Function replaceWith

tools/ngui/static/js/lib/angular.js:4641–4661

* This is a special jqLite.replaceWith, which can replace items which * have no parents, provided that the containing jqLite collection is provided. * * @param {JqLite=} $rootElement The root of the compile tree. Used so that we can replace nodes * in the root of the tree.

($rootElement, $element, newNode)

     * @param {Node} newNode The new DOM node.
     */
    function replaceWith($rootElement, $element, newNode) {
      var oldNode = $element[0],
          parent = oldNode.parentNode,
          i, ii;

      if ($rootElement) {
        for(i = 0, ii = $rootElement.length; i < ii; i++) {
          if ($rootElement[i] == oldNode) {
            $rootElement[i] = newNode;
            break;
          }
        }
      }

      if (parent) {
        parent.replaceChild(newNode, oldNode);
      }

      newNode[jqLite.expando] = oldNode[jqLite.expando];
      $element[0] = newNode;
    }
  }];
}