jQuery.parseHTML( data [, context ] [, keepScripts ] )Returns: Array Description: Parses a string into an array of DOM nodes. version added: 1.8jQuery.parseHTML( data [, context ] [, keepScripts ] ) data Type: String HTML string to be parsed context (default: document) Type: Element DOM element to serve as the context in which the HTML fragment will be created keepScripts (default: false) Type: Boolean A Boolean indicating whether to include scripts passed in the HTML string jQuery.parseHTML uses a native DOM element creation function to convert the string to a set of DOM elements, which can then be inserted into the document. Example: Create an array of Dom nodes using an HTML string and insert it into a div. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 <!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js"></script></head><body> <div id="log"> <h3>Content:</h3></div> <script>var $log = $( "#log" ), str = "hello, <b>my name is</b> jQuery.", html = $.parseHTML( str ), nodeNames = []; // Append the parsed HTML$log.append( html ); // Gather the parsed HTML's node names$.each( html, function( i, el ) { nodeNames[i] = "<li>" + el.nodeName + "</li>";}); // Insert the node names$log.append( "<h3>Node Names:</h3>" );$( "<ol></ol>" ) .append( nodeNames.join( "" ) ) .appendTo( $log ); </script> </body></html> Demo: