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jQuery: parseXML appendChild "Type mismatch"-error IE8

I want to create a XML-file with some data, but IE8 throwsout an error. With FF and Chrome my script works. Any idea why col.appendChild(document.createTextNode(this)) doesn't work with IE8?

var xmlDoc = $.parseXML("<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?><mapping-table/>");
//Append rows with col to XML-document
    $.each(trData, function(){
        var row = xmlDoc.createElement('row');
        $.each(this, function(){
            var col = xmlDoc.createElement('col');          
            col.appendChild(document.createTextNode(this));
            row.appendChild(col);
        });
        xmlDoc.documentElement.appendChild(row);
    });
Solution

  • You are calling the method createElement on your XML document, which is fine.

    But you are creating your text node in the scope of your (html) document object – instead of creating it in the scope of your XML document as well.

    Use xmlDoc.createTextNode instead.