<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function parseXML()
{
if (window.XMLHttpRequest)
{// code for IE7+, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari
xmlhttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
}
else
{// code for IE6, IE5
xmlhttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
}
xmlhttp.open("GET","class.xml",false);
xmlhttp.send();
xmlDoc=xmlhttp.responseXML;
xmlDoc.async=false;
var val=xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("to")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
alert(val);
}
</script>
</head>
<body onload="parseXML()">
</body>
</html>
class.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<note>
<to>George</to>
<from>John</from>
<heading>Reminder</heading>
<body>Don't forget the meeting!</body>
</note>
