javascript - toString method in jquery? or something similar -

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i'm reading xml document , sending function

$(data).find('colleges').attr('next')

that returns discipline , javascript thinking it's variable, can how attribute in tag , have return string 'discipline'

is there tostring()-type method add onto selection?

$(data).find('colleges').attr('next').tostring()

the issue having sending function

createselect( $(data).find('colleges').attr('next') )

but firebug giving me error saying value, discipline, undefined? why javascript reading discipline var , not string?

if this...

$(data).find('colleges')

...doesn't find matches ( <colleges>...</colleges> ), this...

.attr('next')

...will return undefined.

the first thing should test see if .find() found anything.

alert( $(data).find('colleges').length );

if alert gives 0, there no matches, , you'll have inspect data see if contains expect.

Assebmley