Converting XMLDocument object to String in Javascript

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I want to convert XMLDocument object that I'm getting as a response from an ajax request, to a string. I tried using ``` new XMLSerializer()).serializeToString(xmlObject) ``` and I get the following response:- ``` emptyemptyinvalid ``` Means the method converted the whole XMLDocument into string, including the very first tag ``` ``` I don't want this part of the response. Is there any method that does that. Note: I don't want to use the workarounds like "substr" etc.

Accepted Answer

You can do this by serializing just the root node:

```
new XMLSerializer().serializeToString(xmlObject.documentElement);
```

Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/timdown/LmWkL/

Converting XMLDocument object to String in Javascript

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