jQuery.parseXML( data )Returns: XMLDocument
Description: Parses a string into an XML document.
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version added: 1.5jQuery.parseXML( data )
- dataType: Stringa well-formed XML string to be parsed
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jQuery.parseXML uses the native parsing function of the browser to create a valid XML Document. This document can then be passed to jQuery to create a typical jQuery object that can be traversed and manipulated.
Example:
Create a jQuery object using an XML string and obtain the value of the title node.
<!doctype html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>jQuery.parseXML demo</title> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.0.js"></script> </head> <body> <p id="someElement"></p> <p id="anotherElement"></p> <script> var xml = "<rss version='2.0'><channel><title>RSS Title</title></channel></rss>", xmlDoc = $.parseXML( xml ), $xml = $( xmlDoc ), $title = $xml.find( "title" ); // Append "RSS Title" to #someElement $( "#someElement" ).append( $title.text() ); // Change the title to "XML Title" $title.text( "XML Title" ); // Append "XML Title" to #anotherElement $( "#anotherElement" ).append( $title.text() ); </script> </body> </html>