# Help with variable from Array, XML

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**Created:** [October 22, 2011, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-variable-from-array-xml/325556 "2011-10-22T23:10:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![zinch33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/58956e/32.png) [@zinch33](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zinch33)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-variable-from-array-xml/325556/1 "2011-10-22T23:10:33Z")

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I think I’ve been staring at my code too long and I’m stuck. Can anyone help me?

I basically need to load information from an XML. Then depending on which button is clicked(apartment in a building) that specific info from the xml needs to load in a txt field.

Here is my actionscript and xml code. I’m stuck on how to assign " i " to each apartment in the building.

```auto
name = [];
sqft = [];
price = [];
avail = [];

//Load XML File
xmlData = new XML();
xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;
xmlData.onLoad = loadXML;
xmlData.load("../xml/unit_specs.xml");
function loadXML(loaded) {
if (loaded) {
    specs = this.firstChild.childNodes;
    len = specs.length;
    for(var i=0;i!=len;i++){
    name* = specs*.childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
    sqft* = specs*.childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;
    price* = specs*.childNodes[2].firstChild.nodeValue;
    avail* = specs*.childNodes[3].firstChild.nodeValue;
    }
// trace (name);
} else {
      trace("file not loaded!");
}}

```

There are quite a few more apartments than this but here is how I have it set up.

```auto
<specs>
    <unit>
        <name>1A</name>
        <sqft>1,033</sqft>
        <price>$1,200</price>
        <avail>Jan 2012</avail>
    </unit>
    <unit>
        <name>1B</name>
        <sqft>613</sqft>
        <price>$900</price>
        <avail>Jan 2012</avail>
    </unit>
    <unit>
        <name>1C</name>
        <sqft>419</sqft>
        <price>$700</price>
        <avail>Jan 2012</avail>
    </unit>
    <unit>
        <name>1D</name>
        <sqft>508</sqft>
        <price>$800</price>
        <avail>Jan 2012</avail>
    </unit>
    <unit>
        <name>2B</name>
        <secdep>$900</secdep>
        <price>$900</price>
        <avail>Jan 2012</avail>
    </unit>
    <unit>
        <name>2N</name>
        <sqft>1,033</sqft>
        <price>$1,400</price>
        <avail>Jan 2012</avail>
    </unit>
</specs>

```