> var xml = "<food><burger>cheese</burger></food>"; > var result = $(xml).find("food").find("burger").text();
The root node for your xml is "food", so when you try to find a nested "food" node in that it fails. Try $(xml).find("burger").text();
> var xml = "<food><burger>cheese</burger></food>"; > var result = $(xml).find("food").find("burger").text();
The root node for your xml is "food", so when you try to find a nested "food" node in that it fails. Try $(xml).find("burger").text();