jQuery 1.2.6 Build HTML Elements In Memory?

Question

I am using jQuery 1.2.6 to build up HTML elements in memory. The image below is a snippet of how I am doing it. When I profile the HTML that is generated, below is what I am seeing. Why is this happening? What about my jQuery is incorrect here?

Answer 1

jQuery is creating unique ids for your elements. This is not a bug. It is for storing data with the data() function.