Set new Attribute in XML using jQuery

Question

i want to add new attribute in XML using jquery

for e.g: XML:

new XML i want display as:

<data>
<section marked="marked"></section>
</data>

from above i want to add marked="marked" attribute using jquery.

possible duplicate of set attribute of xml node to a variable — Robert
– Robert, Commented Jun 7, 2013 at 8:03

Jahanzeb · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-07 10:00:58Z

2

You can add attribute in any XML tag as you add in HTML

First your XML is saved in any variable

var a = '<data><section></section></data>';

Edit

Now you have to add this line too and it will work fine.

a = $(a);

This line will add an attribute in section tag

a.find('section').attr('marked', 'marked');

answered Jun 7, 2013 at 8:07

Jahanzeb

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4 Comments

hi i've tried above code but its giving '[object Object]' output.

@Jay Please check my updated answer. Sorry for missing the edited line.

i trying with ' var a = '<data><section></section></data>'; a = $(a); a.find('section').attr('marked', 'marked'); alert(a);' but same output :(

@Jay Yeah because after doing a = $(a) the variable a is now jQuery Object. To get modified xml you have to do this a[0].outerHTML.