How to find XML attribute

[m2244]

Hello,

I am trying to load an XML file (done I believe) and then find a node which has a specific attribute. I loaded this XML to an object variable but I am not sure that that is the best way to do this. What I need to do is look through the XML, compare the attribute to a string, if it matches stop the search and store the corresponding attribute value in that node.

Can anyone point me in a direction for this?

var glossaryObj = {};

$.get(pURL, function(xmlFile)
{
	$.ajax({
		type: "GET",
		url: pURL,
		dataType: "text",
		success: parseGlossXML
		});
});


function parseGlossXML(xml)
{
	glossaryObj = xml
	$(glossaryObj).find('term').each(function(){
		alert($(glossaryObj).filter(":first").attr('def'));
	});
}

<item term="AAA" def="Not the American Automobile Association" rollover="Anti-aircraft Artillery" />


<item term="ABCCC" def="Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center" />


<item term="ABP" def="Air Battle Plan" />


<item term="AC" def="Active Component" />

[sunfighter]

If your second file is your xml, it's not.
Please read this http://www.w3schools.com/xml/xml_dtd.asp

[m2244]

Originally Posted by sunfighter

If your second file is your xml, it's not.
Please read this http://www.w3schools.com/xml/xml_dtd.asp

Why do people look for the mistakes in a question to comment on instead of offering help regarding the question itself?

The above XML is an example of my XML file, it is not the complete file.

I need to know how to find an attribute, compare it to a known string, and if it matches, get the other attribute in that XML node.

I do not need to know about properly formed XML!

[sunfighter]

Why do people look for the mistakes in a question to comment on instead of offering help regarding the question itself?

Mistake repair is often the answer. Garbage in, garbage out. How can I show you how to extract anything from a poorly form xml doc? How do I know you know what your doing if you post code with errors?