# Bit of Advice needed for Tutorial @Using XML in Flash CS3/AS3"

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**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 30, 2008, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bit-of-advice-needed-for-tutorial-using-xml-in-flash-cs3-as3/250578 "2008-01-30T17:54:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![danhodkinson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3d9bf3/32.png) [@danhodkinson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/danhodkinson)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2008, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bit-of-advice-needed-for-tutorial-using-xml-in-flash-cs3-as3/250578/1 "2008-01-30T17:54:06Z")

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on the following Link [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flashcs3/using\_xml\_as3\_pg6.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flashcs3/using_xml_as3_pg6.htm)  
in the section **[SIZE=3]Filtering Attribute Information[/SIZE]**

Kirupa takes you through filtering by the ISBN number, these results include the XML tags as well could anybody advise me how i would eliminate them in this section:

function ParseBooks(bookInput:XML):void {  
trace(“XML Output”);  
trace("------------------------");

var authorList:XMLList = bookInput.Book.(@ISBN == “0743203178”);  
trace(authorList);  
}

i beleive its using the .text(); function but i can’t find where to put it.

also, in order to load this information into a dynamic text box do i just replace trace with the destination of my text box?

Thanks  
Daniel Hodkinson