how to display a full XML in an html page with jquery

Question

I load an xml

        $.ajax({
            url: '../rest/',
            dataType: "xml",
            success: showXML

        });

        function showXML(xml) {
            $("#output").text((xml));   
        }

but he doesn't show the xml in my output div

he shows this: [object Document] what needs to be done so he will simple display the xml?

Use CDATA, otherwise you won't be able to handle XML inside your document. — Alfabravo
– Alfabravo, Commented May 11, 2012 at 14:21
I think it won't be that simple, even if you set the datatype to text I think you probably still need to properly format certain characters such as < and > character. — Rosdi Kasim
– Rosdi Kasim, Commented May 11, 2012 at 14:38

Yoshi · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-11 14:49:14Z

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Because you set the dataType to xml jquery will automatically give you an object for the data-parameter of your success callback.

Try using this signature:

function showXML(xml, textStatus, jqXHR)

and:

$("#output").text(jqXHR.responseText);

edited May 11, 2012 at 14:49

answered May 11, 2012 at 14:26

Yoshi

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Andy Jacobs Over a year ago

still outputs [object Document]

Yoshi Over a year ago

@AndyJacobs try jqXHR.responseText I did not have the possibility to test this, so I wasn't too sure which one was the right one.

marteljn · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-11 14:24:52Z

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Change the dataType to "html" or "text". If that doesn't work, you may need to do what was said in the comment to your post.

answered May 11, 2012 at 14:24

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