jquery - How to get xml data

Question

Im a total noob to html, css, javascript, and programming altogether. Please bear with me.

Im trying to populate my table using jquery. The data will be coming from an x

Answer 1

The sample XML:

    
     
      
    The my cool book is possibly the best cool book in that any developer could use to     be a great web designer.
    12/1/2010
    
    
     
    Learn everything about PHP with 'Another PHP book,' your ultimate guide to the ins and outs of PHP.
    4/1/2010
    
    
    
    jQuery techniques runs you through real life examples of jQuery from beginner to expert
     6/2/2010
     
     
    
    Brush up your knowledge with the best MySQL database book on the market.          
    14/2/2010
    
    

And the HTML & jquery.

$(document).ready(function () {
$.ajax({
    type: "GET",
    url: "books.xml",
    dataType: "xml",
    success: xmlParser
   });
});

function xmlParser(xml) {

$('#load').fadeOut();

$(xml).find("Book").each(function () {

    $(".main").append('
' + $(this).find("Title").text() +   '
' + $(this).find("Description").text() + '
Published ' + $(this).find("Date").text() + '
');
    $(".book").fadeIn(1000);

 });

}





 

you can go through the example and you will get idea about the same