Get string representation of created element

Question

I'm wondering how to get a string representation of an element created using jQuery

Something like this:

var myFrame = $("iframe",{src:"http://google.com" scrolling:"no"});

Resulting in: <iframe src="http://google.com" scrolling="no"></iframe>

instead of: [object Object]

I realize that I can create the string from the start, but for readability and the sake of being difficult, I'd like to know how to do it.

You probably wanted `var myFrame = $("",{src:"http://google.com", scrolling:"no"});` (note the < and > and the comma) — Denys Séguret, Jul 28 '14 at 16:21
Yeah - I missed the < and > in this case but I did actually have the comma in my actual code. Thanks! — gin93r, Jul 28 '14 at 16:23

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 28 '14 at 16:19

2

Take the outerHTML of the DOM element :

var html = myFrame[0].outerHTML;

answered Jul 28 '14 at 16:19

Denys Séguret

Thanks! Combined with the missing < and >, that did the trick. Now to wait for the stupid 10 minute wait so that I can accept your answer. – gin93r Jul 28 '14 at 16:24

1 Answers1