Making an Array from an XML with Firefox vs Explorer

[djmanfros]

Hello!

I've an XML like this:

[CODE=xml]<XML id=SlideShowDat a>
<SlideShowDat a>
<SLIDES>
<SLIDE FileName="filen ame1.jpg" Caption="descri zione1"/>
<SLIDE FileName="filen ame2.jpg" Caption="descri zione2"/>
</SLIDES>
</SlideShowData>
</XML>
[/CODE]
My javascript should create an Array from this XML. It works with Explorer while returns "parent has no properties" error with Firefox.

This is the two functions:

[CODE=javascript]function InitSlideData()
{var SlidesNode =
FindChildNode(S lideShowData.do cumentElement, "SLIDES");
if (SlidesNode == null)
return;
var ChildNodes = SlidesNode.getE lementsByTagNam e("SLIDE");

for (i = 0; i < ChildNodes.leng th; i++)
{SlideImages[i] = ChildNodes.item (i).attributes. getNamedItem("F ileName").value ;
SlideCaptions[i] = ChildNodes.item (i).attributes. getNamedItem("C aption").value;
}
}

function FindChildNode(p arent, name)
{ var ChildNodes = parent.getEleme ntsByTagName(na me); //here occurs the error!!
for (i = 0; i < ChildNodes.leng th; i++)
if (ChildNodes.ite m(i).nodeName == name)
return ChildNodes.item (i);
return null;
}[/CODE]

Please help me, thankyou in advance!
Em

[acoder]

On line 3, you use the variable SlideShowData. Where is it defined?

[djmanfros]

On line 3, you use the variable SlideShowData. Where is it defined?

It's not defined.
Isn't enough <XML id=SlideShowDat a>?
How should I define it?
Why with IExplorer it works?

thank you very much!
EM

[acoder]

You can define it using:
[CODE=javascript]var SlideShowData = document.getEle mentById("Slide ShowData");[/CODE] I shouldn't work in IE either, but it messes things up with IDs by making them accessible globally.