Hi Mike,
On 21 Aug., 22:11, "Michael Geary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It isn't possible to insert tags, or partial tags, into the DOM. All you can
> insert into the DOM is DOM nodes, which by definition always follow the
> proper tree structure.
> '<ul></ul>' is a complete tag with begin and end, and $('<ul></ul>') results
> in a UL element which you can insert into the DOM.
> '</ul><ul>' is fragments of two different tags. There is no way to represent
> this as a DOM element, but the browser will do its best to turn it into one
> - and it will certainly not do what you expect.
Thanks a million for this eye-opener! I should have known, but somehow
the DOM-Element vs. the CONTENT of an element (ie the difference
between '<aaa>' and 'aaa') completly went off my radar while I was
looking for a solution. :-)
- Tom
