this worked:
itemXML = $(this).clone();
XML elements can't do html... i just needed the clone.
thanks for your help.
On Jan 10, 10:14 am, John Arrowwood <jarro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Try it without the clone(). And try it without the '/' after '<div'. Also,
> try doing console.log( itemsXML ) and see what gets output. It is possible
> that your problem is that the variable does not contain what you think it
> does.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 9:26 PM, Shane <wishiwasmiss...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > no go.
>
> > On Jan 9, 10:56 pm, John Arrowwood <jarro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > console.log( $('<div/>').append( $(itemsXML).clone() ).html() )
>
> > > See if that works.
>
> > > On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 7:27 PM, Shane <wishiwasmiss...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Is there a way to print out the structure of a jQuery xml element...
> > > > heres some code
>
> > > > $(xml).find("item").each(function(){
> > > > if(myid == $(this).find("id").text()){
> > > > itemsXML = $(this).html() <------ trying to do
> > something
> > > > like this
> > > > }
> > > > }
>
> > > > i would like itemsXML to contain the entire stucture of the xml rather
> > > > than the jquery object. thanks
>
> > > --
> > > John Arrowwood
> > > John (at) Irie (dash) Inc (dot) com
> > > John (at) Arrowwood Photography (dot) com
> > > John (at) Hanlons Razor (dot) com
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>
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> John Arrowwood
> John (at) Irie (dash) Inc (dot) com
> John (at) Arrowwood Photography (dot) com
> John (at) Hanlons Razor (dot) com
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