# String with XML tags still attached

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**Created:** [July 7, 2010, 2:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/string-with-xml-tags-still-attached/311456 "2010-07-07T02:31:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![spyderfx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@spyderfx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spyderfx)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 2:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/string-with-xml-tags-still-attached/311456/1 "2010-07-07T02:31:32Z")

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I’m trying to target a specific tag and its children with a function I have.

I have two functions written basically the same, except one is trying to reference a target. For some reason on the one trying to reference a target, I get the XML tag names still attached to the URL. Does anyone know why this would happen in one function and not the other?

Working function:

```auto

function fileLoaded(event:Event):void {
    myXML = XML(event.target.data);
    xmlList = myXML.children();
    ParseProperty(myXML);
    loadFeature();
    for (var i:int=0; i<xmlList.length(); i++) {
        var picURL:String = xmlList*.img;
        var picName:String = xmlList*.big_img;
        arrayURL.push(picURL);
        arrayName.push(picName);
        holderArray* = new Thumbnail(arrayURL*,i,arrayName*);
        holderArray*.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,onClick);
        holderArray*.name = arrayName*;
        holderArray*.buttonMode = true;
        if (i<nrColumns) {
            holderArray*.y = 65;
            holderArray*.x = i*110+85;
        } else {
            holderArray*.y = holderArray[i-nrColumns].y+110;
            holderArray*.x = holderArray[i-nrColumns].x;
        }
        thumbsHolder.addChild(holderArray*);
    }
}

```

Function with tag names still in arrayURL:

```auto

function propertyLoaded(propertyInfo:XML):void {
    var propertyList:XMLList = propertyInfo.house.(big_img == propertyTarget);
    for (var i:int=0; i<propertyList.length(); i++) {
        var picURL:String = propertyList.interior;
        var picName:String = propertyList*.big_img;
        arrayURL.push(picURL);
        arrayName.push(picName);
        holderArray* = new Thumbnail(arrayURL*,i,arrayName*);
        //holderArray*.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,onClick);
        holderArray*.name = arrayName*;
        holderArray*.buttonMode = true;
        if (i<nrColumns) {
            holderArray*.y = 65;
            holderArray*.x = i*110+85;
        } else {
            holderArray*.y = holderArray[i-nrColumns].y+110;
            holderArray*.x = holderArray[i-nrColumns].x;
        }
        thumbsHolder.addChild(holderArray*);
    }
    trace(propertyTarget);
}

```

I assume there is some rule I am not aware of yet.

This is the output I’m getting:

Error #2044: Unhandled ioError:. text=Error #2035: URL Not Found. URL: file:///C|/Users/Dav%20id/Documents/Business/Luxury/\<interior\>lux\_images/img1\_s.jpg\</interior\>  
\<interior\>lux\_images/img1\_s.jpg\</interior\>  
\<interior\>lux\_images/img1\_s.jpg\</interior\>  
\<interior\>lux\_images/img1\_s.jpg\</interior\>

Thanks for any help!