Parse xml tag attributes using Javascript or Jquery?

Question

I have one xml. Example XML is given below

<company sample="text">
<employee id="001" sex="M" age="20">Premshree Pillai</employee>
</company>

I need to get company attribute sample value

I am trying this method

<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
window.onload = function() {
var currLoanXml = '<company sample="text"><employee id="001" sex="M" age="20">Premshree Pillai</employee></company>';
var pic = $(currLoanXml).find('company').attr('sample');
alert(pic);
};
</script>

Its Shows Undefined in my alert box.

But i can also alert this child tag its working

var pic = $(currLoanXml).find('employee').attr('id');
alert(pic);

What is a problem. I need to get first tag attributes. Please help me.

Arun P Johny · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-23 08:48:11Z

3

you need to use filter() instead of find() here because company is the root element, ie currLoanXml refers to the company element. find will look for decedent elements only

var currLoanXml = '<company sample="text"><employee id="001" sex="M" age="20">Premshree Pillai</employee></company>';
var pic = $(currLoanXml).filter('company').attr('sample');
alert(pic);

Demo: Fiddle

answered Aug 23, 2013 at 8:48

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VIVEK-MDU Over a year ago

Hi @Arun P Johny..Instead of, I using javascript how can i get title from xml file ?

mplungjan · Accepted Answer · 2019-07-03 07:50:05Z

2

You go too deep

$(function() {
  var currLoanXml = '<company sample="text"><employee id="001" sex="M" age="20">Premshree Pillai</employee></company>';
  var sample = $(currLoanXml).attr('sample');
  console.log(sample);
});

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>

edited Jul 3, 2019 at 7:50

answered Aug 23, 2013 at 8:50

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