# Right xml to start a menu?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/right-xml-to-start-a-menu/78122>\
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**Created:** [February 2, 2005, 9:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/right-xml-to-start-a-menu/78122 "2005-02-02T09:09:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![keitai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/73ab20/32.png) [@keitai](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/keitai)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 9:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/right-xml-to-start-a-menu/78122/1 "2005-02-02T09:09:20Z")

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Hi all,

Little bit confused here, surfing the flash forums and I came up with this xml-file to start of my flash-menu:

```auto

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<menu>
	<mainNav name="A" />
		<subNav name="a1" link="" />
		<subNav name="a2" link="" />
		<subNav name="a3" link="" />
	<mainNav name="B" />
		<subNav name="b1" link="" />
		<subNav name="b2" link="" />
		<subNav name="b3" link="" />
		<subNav name="b4" link="" />
</menu>

```

But I also notice xml formats with the names as seperate nodes, so I guess it would be something like

```auto

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<menu>
	<mainNav> 
		<navName>A</navName>
		<subNav>
			<subNavName>a1</subNavName>
			<link>...</link>	
		</subNav>
		<subNav>
			<subNavName>a2</subNavName>
			<link>...</link>	
		</subNav>
		<subNav>
			<subNavName>a3</subNavName>
			<link>...</link>	
		</subNav>
	</mainNav>
		<mainNav> 
		<navName>B</navName>
		<subNav>
			<subNavName>b1</subNavName>
			<link>...</link>	
		</subNav>
		<subNav>
			<subNavName>b2</subNavName>
			<link>...</link>	
		</subNav>
		<subNav>
			<subNavName>b3</subNavName>
			<link>...</link>	
		</subNav>
		<subNav>
			<subNavName>b4</subNavName>
			<link>...</link>	
		</subNav>
	</mainNav>
</menu>

```

If the second one is valid, which should I use?  
Pro’s and con’s?

Tx in advance