> xml = $(' {xml goes here} '); > added "xml = $(xml);" (see below) still not working on IE7
<script src="jquery.js"></script> <script> var xml = "<NewDataSet>" + "<Table1>" + "<a>Hello</a>" + "<b>jQuery</b>" + "</Table1>" + "</NewDataSet>"; xml = $(xml); alert($("Table1", xml).text()); </script>