Aha! Much thanks, Klaus! On Aug 3, 1:38 pm, Klaus Hartl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Todd Harris wrote: > > Hi all - > > > I have a JSON response with a parameter like > > > count: 0; > > > But if I try appending this value in a chained command, jQuery > > interprets this as false and not a string literal. > > > eg > > $("counts_col").append(json.count); > > > Is there a trick to making 0 a string literal and not a boolean > > false? eval()? > > > Thanks! > > Stay away from eval ;-) > > Here's the little trick, make it a string: > > $("counts_col").append(json.count + ''); > > --Klaus