text: how to retrive the information in the second node of xml using _javascript?   assuming you know how to access and create your xml document the easiest solution would be: a) get root element: "var root = myxmldoc.documentelement;" b) get 2nd child: "var my2child = root.childnodes[1];   in case you need to loop through all children:  for(child in root.childnodes){    var mychild = parent.childnodes[child];    //do your code }