jQuery Change Element Type (jQuery Plugin)

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//Change Element Type plugin
//Source: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8584098/how-to-change-an-element-type-using-jquery
$.fn.changeElementType = function(newType) {
    var newElements = [];

    $(this).each(function() {
        var attrs = {};

        $.each(this.attributes, function(idx, attr) {
            attrs[attr.nodeName] = attr.nodeValue;
        });

        var newElement = $("<" + newType + "/>", attrs).append($(this).contents());

        $(this).replaceWith(newElement);

        newElements.push(newElement);
    });

    return $(newElements);
};

//Usage: $('input[type="text"]').changeElementType('date');