jQuery .html() unexpectedly alters whitespace in my template rendering
Hey everyone, I'm running into an issue that's driving me crazy... I'm trying to figure out I'm stuck trying to I'm working with an scenario where using jQuery's `.html()` method to set the content of a div is unexpectedly altering the whitespace in my HTML structure. I have a simple template that includes multiple lines and spaced items, but when I apply `.html()` to insert it, the formatting gets messed up, leading to compressed or missing whitespace. For example, my original HTML looks like this: ```html <div id='template'> <p>This is line one.</p> <p>This is line two, with extra spaces.</p> <ul> <li>Item 1</li> <li>Item 2</li> </ul> </div> ``` When I try this jQuery code: ```javascript var template = $('#template').html(); $('#output').html(template); ``` The output appears as: ```html <div id='output'> <p>This is line one.</p> <p>This is line two, with extra spaces.</p> <ul> <li>Item 1</li> <li>Item 2</li> </ul> </div> ``` Notice how the whitespace in "This is line two, with extra spaces." has disappeared, and when viewed in the browser, the spaces seem to be compressed. I’ve tried wrapping the template in a `<pre>` tag to preserve formatting, but that results in unwanted line breaks and does not fit my design. I’m using jQuery 3.6.0. Is there a way to maintain the original whitespace formatting when using `.html()`? Would using a different method like `.append()` or a different approach altogether yield better results? For context: I'm using Javascript on Windows. Thanks in advance! What's the best practice here? For context: I'm using Javascript on Linux. I'm developing on Ubuntu 22.04 with Javascript. Thanks for your help in advance!