JS stringToNodes

stringToNodes.js

function stringToNodes ( string )
{
    var div = document.createElement('div');
    div.innerHTML = string;
    var allNodes = div.childNodes;
    var nodes = [];

    for ( var i = 0 ; i < allNodes.length ; i++ )
    {
        if ( allNodes[i].nodeType === Node.ELEMENT_NODE )
        {
            nodes.push(allNodes[i]);
        }
    }

    return nodes;
}