jquery selecting a selector with namespaced element

Question

how would i select the following in jquery <ns:text value="my value" />

i have tried selecting it like so: 1:

var x= $('ns:text').attr('value'); 
return x;

2:

var x= $('text').attr('value'); 
return x;

but nothing so far... i don't know if it is possible or not but ...

Thanks

Answer 1

Take a look at JQuery, XML and namespaces.

It seems that this should work:

var x = $("ns\\:text").attr("value");

Answer 2

Use a backslash, which itself should be escaped so JavaScript doesn't eat it:

   alert($('ns\\:text').attr('value') );

(as found on this thread)

Answer 3

$('ns\\\:text').attr('value')

seems to be the answer but some people have mentioned some browsers may not support it... but i don't know about that as this is a jquery library unless jquery has not implemented it then maybe that could be the case:

supported and tested on: ie8, FF 3.6, chrome 3.0 i have not tested it on other browsers because i don't have them but if anyone has the answer if it works on other browsers then please add on the comment below...

Answer 4

You're looking for:

var x= $('ns\\:text').attr('value'); 
return x;

Ref:

• http://docs.jquery.com/Selectors#Special_characters_in_selectors

Answer 5

Works in webkit and alle the other Browsers too

$('[nodeName=ns:text]').attr('value');

Example:

$('[nodeName=geo:lat]').attr('value');
$('[nodeName=geo:lat]').val();