how can get attributes of root element?

Question

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<data columns="12" rows="0"/>

how can get attributes (rows) of root (data) element in jquery?

i can with

var records = $(xml).find(":first").parent().attr("rows");

but not works :-/

thanks Rob

Answer 1

If it is a root node, use .filter() instead of .find().

var records = $(xml).filter(":first").attr("rows");

• http://api.jquery.com/filter/

jQuery's .find() selects by searching inside the root nodes, while .filter() selects from among the root nodes.

Answer 2

Try

var records = $(xml).find("data").attr("rows");