# XML syntax help please!

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-syntax-help-please/259683>\
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**Created:** [May 7, 2008, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-syntax-help-please/259683 "2008-05-07T19:59:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 7, 2008, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-syntax-help-please/259683/1 "2008-05-07T19:59:20Z")

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Hi all…  
I’ve looked around for an explanation of xml syntax but none have clarified my issue here…

i have code that reads xml like:

```auto
 <page src ="pages/page1.jpg"> <page src="pages/page2.jpg">

```

… the code that reads it is :

```auto
for (var _loc1 = pageXML.firstChild.firstChild; _loc1 != null; _loc1 = _loc1.nextSibling) 

{ pageNames[_loc2] = _loc1.attributes.src; }

```

i need it to read xml that looks like this:

```auto
<page>pages/page1.jpg</page><page>pages/page2.jpg</page>

```

i am not sure what is the xml structure difference here… its still the firstchild.firstchild but the nodeValue not the attributes.src right? but \_loc.nodeValue doesnt work