jquery - Root element in html method -

in jquery .html() method somehow not return root element, example:

var test = $('<root><val>hello world</val></root>'); var str = test.html(); // '<val>hello world</val>' 

how can string root tag included?

you want outerhtml property. firefox doesn't support it, you'll need include fix:

var str = test[0].outerhtml || $('<div>').append(test).html(); 

working example: http://jsfiddle.net/ub244/