ajax automatically deletes the close tags on <br />

[ted_chou12]

Hi, im trying to build a dynamic page, and for some reason, I had to set the response text equal to the innerhtml and find out whether if they are equal or not, if equal no action if not equall update page.

BUT, I found out that despite my response text are <br />, the innerHtml replaced is converted to <br> automatically, I have been used to have <br />, since it is more of the "correct" way to enclose the tags that does not have an end tag on eg </script>, </table> </div>...etc. Anyone know a solution to this problem? or the only way is just to str.replace it?

Thanks,

Ted

[trq]

I have been used to have <br />, since it is more of the "correct" way to enclose the tags that does not have an end tag on

 

Only if your pages are xhtml.

 

Anyway, we need to see some code in order to understand what your actually talking about.

[ted_chou12]

im attempting to replace the strings with the closed tags with javascript

var text = ajaxRequest.responseText.replace("/\s*\/\s*>/", ">");

don't know why the text that comes out is still with <br />

thanks