# XML node is set

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-node-is-set/266726>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 23, 2008, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-node-is-set/266726 "2008-07-23T20:37:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![bungee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@bungee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bungee)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-node-is-set/266726/1 "2008-07-23T20:37:21Z")

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Is there a simple way to check that a child node with a specific name exists?

I could do that with a for each loop, but I was wondering if there is a simpler way.