Get the words from a string in multiple divs using a for loop with jQuery or regular expression

Function for creating ordered list on the fly

$(function() {
    $("#d0, #d1, #d2").each(function() {
        var text = $(this).text();
        var textArr = text.split("*");
        $(this).html("<ul></ul>");
        for(var i = 0; i < textArr.length; i++) {
            $(this).find("ul").append('<li><a>' + textArr[i] + '</a></li>');
        };
    });
});

Plugin for creating ordered list on the fly

(function($) {
    $.fn.textTolist = function() {
        var textArr = $(this).text().split('*'),
        target = $(this).empty().append('<ul></ul>');
        for (var i = 0; i < textArr.length; i++) {
            $('ul', target).append('<li><a>' + textArr[i] + '</a></li>');
        }
    };
})(jQuery);

$('#d0, #d1, #d2').each(function() {
    $(this).textTolist();
});