jQuery won't parse xml with nodes called option

Question

I\'m using jQuery to parse some XML, like so:

function enumOptions(xml) {
   $(xml).find(\"animal\").each(function(){  
       alert($(this).text());
   });
         


        

Answer 1

On line 4448 of the unminified source for 1.4.2 is the culprit:

// ( div = a div node )
// ( elem = the xml you've passed to it )

div.innerHTML = wrap[1] + elem + wrap[2]; 

Consider this code:

var d = document.createElement('div');
d.innerHTML = "barblah";

alert(d.innerHTML); // barblah

// tested on Firefox 3.6

So, don't ask me why exactly, but it looks like something in the way the DOM handles it, not necessarily jQuery's fault.

Perhaps just use a different node name?