How to select elements stored in a string variable?

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if I have a valid html fragment in a variable like so;

var responseText = 'Lorem <span>Ipsum</span>';

How can I find the $("span").html() of that responseText, in other words get the Ipsum?

Kobi · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-12 07:40:27Z

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Usually, if responseText represented an HTML element, you could have used $(responseText) to parse it. Here, it easiest to create a temporary element, and setting its html:

var dummy = $('<div />').html(responseText);
var text = dummy.find('span').text();

Working example: http://jsbin.com/ebeju4

answered Jan 12, 2011 at 7:40

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Dogbert · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-12 07:41:58Z

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$('<div/>').html(responseText).find('span').html();

answered Jan 12, 2011 at 7:41

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