element.nodeName not defined for a html element created using jQuery

Question

I created a new HTML element using jQuery.

var v=jQuery('<p>Hello</p>);

But when I try to get the nodeName of the new element,

v.nodeName.toLowerCase();

I get error, saying that nodeName is not defined. What is wrong here?

Thanks.

mck89 · Accepted Answer · 2010-05-25 08:11:38Z

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v is the jQuery object that contains the dom element not the real dom element, you must do:

v[0].nodeName.toLowerCase();

answered May 25, 2010 at 8:11

mck89

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