jquery xml attribute returning undefined

Question

I can't figure this out and been messing with it for a while now.

XML:

<page name="bio">
<image imageUrl="img/bio.png" link="#"/>
<texts>
<pageText><![CDATA[blah
]]></pageText>
</texts>
</page>

jQuery

$.get('../tfile_main.xml', function(xml){
$varbioimg = $(xml).find('page[name="bio"] image');
alert($varbioimg.attr('imageUrl'));
});

this returns undefined for some reason , I also tried to find('page[name="bio"] > image')

Dakait · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-25 04:26:23Z

3

try .parseXML, using jQuery's css selectors to parse xml is not recommended

var xml = '<page name="bio"><image imageUrl="img/bio.png" link="#"/><texts><pageText><![CDATA[blah]]></pageText></texts></page>';

xmlDoc = $.parseXML( xml );
$xml = $( xmlDoc );    
console.log($xml.find('page[name="bio"] image'));

here is the demo http://jsfiddle.net/FVHEU/

edited Feb 25, 2013 at 4:26

answered Feb 25, 2013 at 4:20

Dakait

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js82 Over a year ago

thanks, can parseXML() be used with an external xml file though?

Dakait Over a year ago

if that file is read by the server and sent as xml to the client side then yes it can be used on the external file...

Matt Browne · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-25 04:30:52Z

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While I second using .parseXML, I also have to mention that your original example worked for me. Make sure that your XML file exactly matches what you've posted here (with the addition of <?xml version="1.0"> at the top) and navigate to the URL of the XML file with Firefox; it will let you know if there are any parsing errors.

answered Feb 25, 2013 at 4:30

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