Tests: Workaround an XML parsing bug in Firefox

See https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1751796

Closes gh-5018

diff --git a/test/unit/core.js b/test/unit/core.js
index 115d3117da5b02d0181d573ff4a445a323074b5d..d7e935a36a906a143db725fa79d1dd74b3bd4a49 100644 (file)
--- a/test/unit/core.js
+++ b/test/unit/core.js
@@ -1456,7 +1456,13 @@ QUnit.testUnlessIE( "jQuery.parseXML - error reporting", function( assert ) {
        column = columnMatch && columnMatch[ 1 ];
 
        assert.strictEqual( line, "1", "reports error line" );
-       assert.strictEqual( column, "11", "reports error column" );
+
+       // Support: Firefox 96-97+
+       // Newer Firefox may report the column number smaller by 2 than it should.
+       // Accept both values until the issue is fixed.
+       // See https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1751796
+       assert.ok( [ "9", "11" ].indexOf( column ) > -1, "reports error column" );
+       // assert.strictEqual( column, "11", "reports error column" );
 } );
 
 testIframe(