// This doesn't work; text() returns a string, not the jQuery object
                              
                            
                          
                          

                            

                              $( this ).find("li a").eq( 2 ).text().replace( "foo", "bar" );
                            
                          
                          

                            

                               
                            
                          
                          

                            

                              
                                // This works
                              
                            
                          
                          

                            

                              var $thirdLink = $( this ).find("li a").eq( 2 );
                            
                          
                          

                            

                               
                            
                          
                          

                            

                              var linkText = $thirdLink.text().replace( "foo", "bar" );
                            
                          
                          

                            

                               
                            
                          
                          

                            

                              $thirdLink.text( linkText );