jQuery.parseXML()

jQuery.parseXML ( data ) Returns: XMLDocumentversion added: 1.5

  • data
    Type: String
    a well-formed XML string to be parsed

Description: Parses a string into an XML document.

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.

Examples:

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>css demo</title>

  <script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.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>

Demo: