# Xml question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-question/27177>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 30, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-question/27177 "2003-07-30T20:27:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![nata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3be4f8/32.png) [@nata](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nata)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-question/27177/1 "2003-07-30T20:27:43Z")

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I try to display xml content in a text box with flash5, can display firstchild nodevalue, but firstchild.firstchild.nodevalue gives me always null. The xml file text is something like this:  
Please, help, who can help!!! :hair:

```auto
[slideshow][slide]flower[/slide][/slideshow]

```

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-question/27177/2 "2003-07-30T20:28:56Z")

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hm…i’ve never seen an XML file that looked like a sea horse…😉

can you attach the file?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-question/27177/3 "2003-07-30T20:34:13Z")

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only now it is a flower (instead of a horse)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-question/27177/4 "2003-07-30T20:36:54Z")

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```auto
slideshow = xmldata.firstChild;
slide = slideshow.firstChild;
slideval = slide.firstChild.nodeValue; // "flower" is a "child" of slide

```

anything within the tags is considered a “child”.  
also, i hope you’re using angle brackets and not those square brackets.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-question/27177/5 "2003-07-30T20:40:57Z")

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yes, it looks similar to yours, but does not work:  
my\_xml = new XML();  
my\_xml.onLoad = function () { mytext = my\_xml.firstchild.firstchild.nodename;};  
my\_xml.load(“myxmlfile.xml”);

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-question/27177/6 "2003-07-30T20:43:34Z")

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Oh, stupid me, see my mistake.  
Thank you a lot  
now will try the variant you gave me!!!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-question/27177/7 "2003-07-30T20:44:07Z")

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when you do an onLoad with XML you have to pass a success parameter:

```auto
my_xml = new XML();
my_xml.onLoad = function (success) {
if (success) {
mytext = this.firstChild.firstChild.firstChild.nodeValue;
}
};
my_xml.load("myxmlfile.xml");

```

Also, within functions, you have to use “this” to refer to its own objects.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-question/27177/8 "2003-07-30T20:48:05Z")

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nice try. Just copied and pasted yours, does not work.  
thank you anyway.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-question/27177/9 "2003-07-30T20:57:20Z")

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hm…still doesn’t work?

i’m more familiar with MX’s XML code, so what I have there may be different from 5’s XML.