Loading xml data using jQuery and ajax?

Question

I'm, trying to load som data from an xml file using jQuery and ajax but i don't anything back from the ajax request.

The xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<items>
  <item key="NewSite">Create new site</item>
  <item key="EditSite">Edit site</item>
  <item key="DeleteSite">Delete site</item>
  <item key="ViewSite">View site</item>
  <item key="ViewSiteList">View full site list</item>
</items>

The jQuery

var createsite = "";

//--- get trasnlated text for the notify box
$.ajax({
    url: "/Areas/Admin/Content/Scripts/admin/da-DK.xml",
    method: "GET",
    dataType: "xml",
    success: function (xml) {
        var xmlDoc = $.parseXML(xml),
        $xml = $(xmlDoc);

        $xml.find('item').each(function () {
            createsite = $(this).attr("CreateSite").text();
        });

        console.log(createsite);
    }
});

But the console log is empty. What am I missing here ?

/Martin

You are missing an examination of the Net tab of your browser's developer tools, and an error handler. — Quentin
– Quentin, Commented Sep 26, 2013 at 10:58
Why are you passing an XMLDOM to parseXML (which expects a string)? — Quentin
– Quentin, Commented Sep 26, 2013 at 10:59
What am I looking for at the Net tab and I do not get any errors. parseXML was from an example I found on the web. — Martin Overgaard
– Martin Overgaard, Commented Sep 26, 2013 at 11:07
When you specify dataType it'll turn returned data as that specific type so you don't need to parse it. If you still have problem, take a look at xml to check whether it's been filled or not. — MahanGM
– MahanGM, Commented Sep 26, 2013 at 11:39
That makes sence, thank you. And the xml returns fine in the console. Then I just need to know how to check for the key="NewSite" so that I kan get the text from that? — Martin Overgaard
– Martin Overgaard, Commented Sep 26, 2013 at 12:01

Radhouene · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-26 11:46:07Z

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you have an error in your code, $(this).attr("CreateSite") can be null so $(this).attr("CreateSite").text() throws an exception. Below is the corrected code:

 var createsite = "";

    //--- get trasnlated text for the notify box
    $.ajax({
        url: "/Areas/Admin/Content/Scripts/admin/da-DK.xml",
        method: "GET",
        dataType: "xml",
        success: function (xml) {
            var xmlDoc = $.parseXML(xml),
            $xml = $(xmlDoc);

            $xml.find('item').each(function () {
               if($(this).attr("CreateSite")){
                  createsite=  $(this).text();
                }
            });

            console.log("createsite=>"+createsite);
        },
        error: function () {
            console.log("call failled");
        }
    });

answered Sep 26, 2013 at 11:46

Radhouene

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2 Comments

Martin Overgaard Over a year ago

Well $(this).text(); returns the text from all of the nodes but I need to get the one where key has a specific value like key="CreateSite" how do I achieve that?

Radhouene Over a year ago

you just need to change the test: if($(this).attr("key")=="xxx"){ createsite= $(this).text(); } xxx: the key value to search

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