error parse String object instance to html

[DragorWW]

Description

Functionl htlm to dom not work with String object, only work with string literal.

version: 2.x, 3.x;
test Browser: last Google Chrome;

expample:

// string literal:
console.log($.('<div></div>')); // [<div></div>]

// string object:
console.log($.(new String('<div></div>'))); // ["<", "d", "i", "v", ">", "<", "/", "d", "i", "v", ">"]

Link to test case

https://jsfiddle.net/7v0dt0h6/2/

[gibson042]

This is intentional:

• https://bugs.jquery.com/ticket/4533#comment:2
• https://bugs.jquery.com/ticket/5319
• https://bugs.jquery.com/ticket/12538#comment:4
• https://bugs.jquery.com/ticket/12605#comment:2

However, it's definitely not well-documented. I'll open a ticket.