id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc	blocking	blockedby
11290	selector interpreted as HTML	gibson042	timmywil	"#9521 and #6429 and probably others identify specific instances of a general problem: `jQuery( strInput )` cannot reliably differentiate selectors from HTML.

http://jsfiddle.net/C8dgG/

Looking for ""<"" past the first character creates vulnerabilities and confusing behavior on complex input.

`quickExpr` should be abandoned in favor of a simpler ""''parse as HTML if and only if there is a leading less-than''"" rule, with intentional parsing handled by the `jQuery( ""<div/>"" ).html( strHtml ).contents()` pattern."	bug	closed	blocker	1.9	core	1.7.1	fixed