# Problem reading XML

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-reading-xml/164019>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 28, 2005, 1:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-reading-xml/164019 "2005-09-28T01:37:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![turb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/258eb7/32.png) [@turb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/turb)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 1:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-reading-xml/164019/1 "2005-09-28T01:37:46Z")

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Hi,

i’ve got :

\<item ref=‘2’ label=‘Item Label’ view=‘3’\>  
\<data\>Here’s the item data\</data\>  
\</item\>

and when I do :

path.childNodes[0]

if i trace it, i’ve got this : \<data\>Here’s the item data\</data\>

??

How can I get only the value without the tags ??