parse xml response with jQuery

Question

HI all,
I use jQuery to parse my xml responses.

I have this xml :

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response status="ok">
  <client_id>185</client_id>
</response>

And i want to get "client_id" value.

Answer 1

To fix the expected response data type to XML right in your request, set the dataType parameter to "xml". If you don't, jQuery uses the response headers to make a guess.

It is supported on the $.ajax() function as part of the options object, as well as on $.get() and $.post():

jQuery.ajax( options ) jQuery.get( url, data, callback, type ) jQuery.post( url, data, callback, type ) 

So you could do this:

$.ajax({   type: 'GET',   url: "foo.aspx",   data: {     key: "value"   },   dataType: "xml",   success: function (xml){     var clientid = $(xml).find('client_id').first().text();     alert(clientid);   }    }); 

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Note that as of jQuery 1.5 you can use a nicer version of the above Ajax request:

$.get("foo.aspx", {   key: "value" }) .done(function (xml){   var clientid = $(xml).find('client_id').first().text();   alert(clientid); }); 

Answer 2

First, make a request for the XML with $.get or however you want. Then:

clientID = $(myXML).find("client_id").text(); 

Answer 3

Use something like this:

$.ajax({ type: 'GET', url: 'test.xml', dataType: 'xml', success: function(xml){
            $('response', xml).each(function() {alert($(this).find('client_id').text());});         
            }});