When text() function is called for string without html(xml) tags in it, in IE6/7 is returning wrong value.

Not affected: IE8 (also with IE7 compatibility mode), FF3, Opera 9.

How to reproduce:

var data = "<?xml version=\\"1.0\\" encoding=\\"utf-8\\"?><string xmlns=\\"http://192.168.2.3:81/WebService.asmx\\">TEXT</string> ";

var ret = $(data).text();

alert(ret);

How to correct:

var data = "<?xml version=\\"1.0\\" encoding=\\"utf-8\\"?><string xmlns=\\"http://192.168.2.3:81/WebService.asmx\\"><a>TEXT</a></string> ";

var ret = $(data).text();

alert(ret);