Made jQuery('<div/>') and jQuery('<div></div>') use the same code path (making the...

diff --git a/src/core.js b/src/core.js
index 793f122ac691ab7f0b250da08204b3705e381096..cdd78517f453a8d142f2dc07af814c9dc3539c34 100644 (file)
--- a/src/core.js
+++ b/src/core.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ var jQuery = function( selector, context ) {
        rtrim = /^\s+|\s+$/g,
 
        // Match a standalone tag
-       rsingleTag = /^<(\w+)\s*\/?>$/,
+       rsingleTag = /<(\w+)\s*\/?>(?:<\/\1>)?$/,
 
        // Keep a UserAgent string for use with jQuery.browser
        userAgent = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase(),

diff --git a/test/unit/core.js b/test/unit/core.js
index 4b1da5167269b6978c25589ab5ea50ffb18f103d..6bac6309c671cb5afe989daa614bc2913f645156 100644 (file)
--- a/test/unit/core.js
+++ b/test/unit/core.js
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ test("isXMLDoc - XML", function() {
 }
 
 test("jQuery('html')", function() {
-       expect(13);
+       expect(15);
 
        reset();
        jQuery.foo = false;
@@ -339,6 +339,9 @@ test("jQuery('html')", function() {
        ok( j.length >= 2, "Check node,textnode,comment creation (some browsers delete comments)" );
 
        ok( !jQuery("<option>test</option>")[0].selected, "Make sure that options are auto-selected #2050" );
+
+       ok( jQuery("<div></div>")[0], "Create a div with closing tag." );
+       ok( jQuery("<table></table>")[0], "Create a table with closing tag." );
 });
 
 test("jQuery('html', context)", function() {