Thank you Klaus. Yes, my MIME was set text/xml. 1. alert($("tag", xml).get(0).text); 2. alert($("tag", xml).text());
IE: 1, 2 works FF: only 2 works > just putting a prolog on top will not make it xml. please check if you > have set the correct mime type for your ajax response. > > with the extremely helpful extension firebug you can check what mime > type the response is of. > > i don't know where the text property is from, have you tried: > > alert($("tag", xml).get(0).firstChild.data); > > or jquerish > > alert($("tag", xml).text()); > > > -- Klaus _______________________________________________ jQuery mailing list discuss@jquery.com http://jquery.com/discuss/