Comments on: how do i search xml data using javascript? http://www.learnxmlws.com/how-do-i-search-xml-data-using-javascript/ Sun, 18 Dec 2011 08:00:32 +0000 hourly 1 By: Arnab Dutta http://www.learnxmlws.com/how-do-i-search-xml-data-using-javascript/#comment-1663 Arnab Dutta Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:22:55 +0000 http://www.learnxmlws.com/how-do-i-search-xml-data-using-javascript/#comment-1663 You does not mention that u want to search for your word within XML document's elements or nodes. I have a sample code which can search your input text within XML doc elements.... **************XML DOC************ <employees> <employee id="5">John Doe</employee> <employee id="6">Arnab</employee> </employees> ************************************* try //Internet Explorer { xmlDoc=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM"); } catch(e) { try //Firefox, Mozilla, Opera, etc. { xmlDoc=document.implementation.createDocument("","",null); } catch(e) { alert(e.message); } } xmlDoc.async=false; xmlDoc.load("note.xml"); alert(xmlDoc.text.search("Arnab")); // search function return -1 if the value is not found else it will return index of the search key within the XML You does not mention that u want to search for your word within XML document’s elements or nodes.

I have a sample code which can search your input text within XML doc elements….

**************XML DOC************
<employees>
<employee id="5">John Doe</employee>
<employee id="6">Arnab</employee>
</employees>
*************************************
try //Internet Explorer
{
xmlDoc=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");
}
catch(e)
{
try //Firefox, Mozilla, Opera, etc.
{
xmlDoc=document.implementation.createDocument("","",null);
}
catch(e)
{
alert(e.message);

}
}
xmlDoc.async=false;
xmlDoc.load("note.xml");
alert(xmlDoc.text.search("Arnab"));
// search function return -1 if the value is not found else it will return index of the search key within the XML

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