JQuery: html() is not working as expected

Question

I have a div:

<div id="pageMessagesBox"></div>

In a java script function I am trying to add some items inside my div:

$("#pageMessagesBox").html("<a id='id'></a>");

But I've got the following result for $("#pageMessagesBox").html():

"<A id=id></A>"

The expected is:

"<A id='id'></A>"

What am I doing wrong here ?

The HTML you get back is generated from the DOM, and as such, browser dependent. — Orbling
– Orbling, Commented Apr 25, 2011 at 11:33
You're not doing anything wrong here. This output is expected and will function correctly. — g19fanatic
– g19fanatic, Commented Apr 25, 2011 at 11:34

suhair · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-25 11:35:22Z

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From jquery documentation

This method uses the browser's innerHTML property. Some browsers may not return HTML that exactly replicates the HTML source in an original document. For example, Internet Explorer sometimes leaves off the quotes around attribute values if they contain only alphanumeric characters.

answered Apr 25, 2011 at 11:35

suhair

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