# Check for an existing xml node

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/check-for-an-existing-xml-node/271180>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 19, 2008, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/check-for-an-existing-xml-node/271180 "2008-09-19T13:00:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![RebuiltJorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/94ad74/32.png) [@RebuiltJorge](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RebuiltJorge)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/check-for-an-existing-xml-node/271180/1 "2008-09-19T13:00:19Z")

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is there a way to check to see if a certain node exists in an xml file