How to parse xml attributes with jQuery alone?

Question

I\'m already parsing xml successfully but i\'m stuck at getting an attribute of childrens.

XML Example:

    
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Answer 1

Aah, namespaces are a different kind of animal, it wasn't in your original post. You have to escape the : in your selector.

var pic = $entry.find('media\\:thumbnail').attr('url');

http://jsfiddle.net/JSrJe/1/

See also jQuery XML parsing with namespaces