CodingForums.com - How to find a term in an XML file

I am trying to load an XML file (no problems yet) and then, when a user enter some text into an input TF and hits enter, I want to look for that entered text in the XML file and return information associated with that text.

Do I have to itterate through the entire XML file with '.find'? I have to use attr() in there somewhere, than when it matches I need to return the 'def' attribute.

Code:

<glossary>





<item term="AAA" def="Not the American Automobile Association" rollover="A is A and A" />





<item term="ABC" def="Alpha Beta Carl" />





<item term="ABP" def="Air Bypass" />





<item term="AC" def="Air Conditioner" />



</glossary>

Code:

/* This captures the ENTER key event and checks for letters and numbers only. */

$(document).ready(function() 

{ 

        var glossary_file = $.get('glossary/glossary_data.xml');



    $('#gloss_search').keydown(function(event)

        { 

        if (event.keyCode == 13)

                {

                        var letterNumber = /^[0-9a-zA-Z]+$/;  

                        if($(this).val().match(letterNumber))   

                        {  

                                getGlossTerm($(this).val());

                                //return true;  

                        } 

            return false; 

                }

        });

 });



 

function getGlossTerm(stringEntered)

{

        $(glossary_file).find(stringEntered).each(function(){

                // when the stringEntered is found how do I 

        });

        

        //glossary_file = $.parseXML( stringEntered );

        

        alert(term);

}