jQuery object cast to string

Question

Can help me please with a jquery object problem.

The problem is the following, I have this code:

url = '<a href="http://url.com">Name</a>';
otherValue = "Other Value";

x = jQuery(url).text(otherValue);
console.log(x);         
console.log(typeof(x));

This return :

[<a href="http://url.com">Other Value</a>]
object

How I make for cast this object and finally get a string?

Thank's

Are you trying to get the String representation of <a href... ? — Andreas Wong
– Andreas Wong, Commented Jul 6, 2012 at 3:37

xdazz · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-06 03:41:55Z

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Try console.log(x[0].outerHTML);

Explain: x[0] gives you the HTMLAnchorElement object, HTMLAnchorElement.outerHTML gives you the html string.

answered Jul 6, 2012 at 3:41

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Marcelo Over a year ago

Now I have this problem: may be than outerHTML replace me ">" "<" characters ?? <a href="url.com/place/mr-mofongo/"><span class="ac_match">Name</span></a>

Shiv Kumar Ganesh · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-06 03:52:28Z

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Check out this link.

url = '<a href="http://url.com">Name</a>';
otherValue = "Other Value";

x = jQuery(url).text(otherValue);
alert(x[0].outerHTML);

http://jsfiddle.net/SRjfq/

answered Jul 6, 2012 at 3:52

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