xml inline html

[Michael Hill]

I was wondering if it is possible to include a xml structure in your html
document.

For example given the below snippet the function "dothis()" will return 0
and "dothat()" will return 1.

If I can use xml in html I should be returning 1 for both functions.

Thanks,

Mike

<script>
function dothis()
{
var xxx = document.getElementById('xmlid');
alert(xxx.childNodes.length);
}
function dothat()
{
var xxx = document.getElementById('tblid');
alert(xxx.childNodes.length);
}
</script>

<xml id="xmlid">
<data>
<first>abc</first>
</data>
</xml>

<table id="tblid">
<tr>
<td>abc</td>
</tr>
</table>

[Tjerk Wolterink]

Michael Hill wrote:

I was wondering if it is possible to include a xml structure in your html
document.

For example given the below snippet the function "dothis()" will return 0
and "dothat()" will return 1.

If I can use xml in html I should be returning 1 for both functions.

Thanks,

Mike

<script>
function dothis()
{
var xxx = document.getElementById('xmlid');
alert(xxx.childNodes.length);
}
function dothat()
{
var xxx = document.getElementById('tblid');
alert(xxx.childNodes.length);
}
</script>

<xml id="xmlid">
<data>
<first>abc</first>
</data>
</xml>

<table id="tblid">
<tr>
<td>abc</td>
</tr>
</table>

I think it is possible in xhtml 1.0 strict, but you should define an namespace for the non-xhtml elements.
I do now know if document.getElementById is possible, i think the getElementById method in the DOM is html only.
You should check W3C DOM if getElementId is also defined for plain xml