# XML hyperlink problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-hyperlink-problem/320016>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 11, 2011, 11:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-hyperlink-problem/320016 "2011-03-11T11:29:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![ukspursbloke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@ukspursbloke](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ukspursbloke)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 11:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-hyperlink-problem/320016/1 "2011-03-11T11:29:41Z")

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Hey, I’ve got a problem displaying a hyperlink pulled in from an xml file.  
This is my AS:

```auto
var xmlData:XML; 
var xmlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader(); 
xmlLoader.load(new URLRequest("app1_text.xml")); 
xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, xmlProcess); 
 
function xmlProcess(e:Event):void { 
        xmlData = new XML(e.target.data);
        textArea_app1.htmlText = xmlData;
}

```

And this is my XML:

```auto
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<content> 
 <![CDATA[<font size="16"><b>Header</b></font>]]>
 <![CDATA[<br>Insert your text here.</br>]]>
 <![CDATA[<br><i>Insert your text here.</i></br>]]>
 <![CDATA[<br><u>Insert your text here.</u></br>]]>
 <![CDATA[<br><font color="#ff0000">Insert your text here.</font></br>]]>
 <![CDATA[<a href="<A href="hyperlinkurlhere">Click here</a>]]>
</content>

```

All the other text displays fine, but the hyperlink text doesn’t display at all - and I’m not getting any errors.  
Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks!