[jQuery] AJAX - ignore mime type

[jQuery] AJAX - ignore mime type


Hi,
My ajax requests return xml, with the corresponding mime type.
I'm using $.get, as so:
    $.get(
$(this).attr('href'),
                        function(data, textStatus)
                        {
                            $('#requestArea').val(data);
                        },
                        'html' //type, correct?
                    );
$('#requestArea').val(data) sets a text area to say [object
XMLDocument]
So it seems my setting the type to html does nothing!
I've played around with this a bit, including using other ajax methods
apart from .get(), with the same results.
Am I missing something here?
Thanks in advance!