jQuery.parseHTML()

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jQuery.parseHTML()

Categories: Utilities

jQuery.parseHTML( data [, context ] [, keepScripts ] ) Returns: Array

Description: Parses a string into an array of DOM nodes.

  • version added: 1.8jQuery.parseHTML( data [, context ] [, keepScripts ] )

    • data
      Type: String
      HTML string to be parsed
    • context (default: document)
      Type: Element
      DOM element to serve as the context in which the HTML fragment will be created
    • keepScripts (default: false)
      Type: Boolean
      A Boolean indicating whether to include scripts passed in the HTML string

jQuery.parseHTML uses a native DOM element creation function to convert the string to a set of DOM elements, which can then be inserted into the document.

Example:

Create an array of Dom nodes using an HTML string and insert it into a div.

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                                        <!DOCTYPE html>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        <html>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        <head>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js"></script>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        </head>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        <body>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                       
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        <div id="log">
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        <h3>Content:</h3>
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        </div>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                       
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        <script>
                                        
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      var $log = $( "#log" ),
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          str = "hello, <b>my name is</b> jQuery.",
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          html = $.parseHTML( str ),
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          nodeNames = [];
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                       
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        // Append the parsed HTML
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      $log.append( html );
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                       
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        // Gather the parsed HTML's node names
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      $.each( html, function( i, el ) {
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                          nodeNames[i] = "<li>" + el.nodeName + "</li>";
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      });
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                       
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        // Insert the node names
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      $log.append( "<h3>Node Names:</h3>" );
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      $( "<ol></ol>" )
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        .append( nodeNames.join( "" ) )
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                        .appendTo( $log );
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                       
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        </script>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                       
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        </body>
                                      
                                    

                                  

                                  

                                    

                                      
                                        </html>
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