# Why is XML popular in flash?

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**Created:** [March 12, 2006, 8:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-is-xml-popular-in-flash/181715 "2006-03-12T08:43:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 12, 2006, 8:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-is-xml-popular-in-flash/181715/1 "2006-03-12T08:43:19Z")

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Im fairly new to flash. Anyway a few months back I did some quick study on how to load dynamic content and everywhere I looked it seemed as though XML was the best choice. Basically cause everywhere I looked people were using it.

I have now made 4 dynamic image and text sites now with Flash/dynamic-XML and I gotta say It is probably the most useless flash technology I have ever come across. Why do people use it over simple variable parsing?

I just figured out how to. Cant beleive how much easier it is. No drama’s with html tags and handles most characters.

eg:  
trace(myloadVars.date0); // 2006-03-12 15:56:53  
trace(myloadVars.author1); // Willy Necro

```auto
&number_results=4&

&author0=<b>Ben Staijen</b> &date0=<i>2006-03-12 15:56:53</i> &body0=Yes, <a href="http://cocoamysql.sourceforge.net"><u>CocoaMySQL</u></a> is still developed, but <span class='head'>unfortunately</span> I have very&

&author1=Willy Necro &date1=2006-03-12 14:36:31 &body1=Often remote access to databases is disabled because of security reasons. If you can.& 

```

With Xml I waste heaps of time just trying to figure out where my nodes are…  
x = childNode[0].childNode[0].attributes  
or was that  
childNode[1].childNode[0].attributes  
or was that  
childNode[1].attributes  
or  
childNode[1].childNode[0]

XML sucks!