jquery parseXML giving invalid XML error

Question

I am getting an invalid XML error when using $.parseXML() with my string of XML data. The string is:

<query_result>
    <row id=1>
        <distance>2.835</distance>
        <post_title>anywhere</post_title>
        <post_excerpt></post_excerpt>
        <ID>425</ID>
    </row>
    <row id=2>
        <distance>2.862</distance>
        <post_title>nowhere</post_title>
        <post_excerpt></post_excerpt>
        <ID>435</ID>
    </row>
    <row id=3>
        <distance>2.867</distance>
        <post_title>who knows</post_title>
        <post_excerpt></post_excerpt>
        <ID>429</ID>
    </row>
</query_result>

I can't seem to find the reason I am getting this error. anyone care to share some insight? Thanks a lot in advance. EDIT: changed the xml to allow root brackets to match

Answer 1

The opening and closing Tag of the outermost Element do not Match (query_result vs. result).

The row elements' id attribute values need to be enclosed in double or single quotes. A well-formed XML document also needs a so-called 'prologue' as the very first line of the file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

Answer 2

You need to include your attribute values in quotes, e.g. <row id="1">. See this link for additional information.