var xmlstr = '<Students>' + 
  '<Student Name="April" Gender="F" DateOfBirth="1989-01-02" />' +
  '<Student Name="Bob" Gender="M"  DateOfBirth="1990-03-04" />' +
  '<Student Name="Chad" Gender="M"  DateOfBirth="1991-05-06" />' +
  '<Student Name="Dave" Gender="M"  DateOfBirth="1992-07-08">' +
    '<Pet Type="dog" Name="Rover" />' +
  '</Student>' +
  '<Student DateOfBirth="1993-09-10" Gender="F" Name="&#x00C9;mily" />' +
'</Students>';

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  xmlDoc=parser.parseFromString(xmlstr,"text/xml");
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else