Why don't I get the node value of the code node?

[phpuser123]

I just happened to learn abt xml DOM.....I tried this script and run it bt didnt get the desired result..I expected to get the value I attached to my code node bt what I gt ws null which means that I went wrong somewhere in my script....

<html>
	<head>
		<script type='text/javascript'>
			xml_modules="<modules><module><code></code></module></modules>";
			var xml_modules;
			
			function addxml(url)
			
				{
					var xmlDoc;
					try{
						xmlDoc=new ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLDOM');
						xmlDoc.async='false';
						xmlDoc.loadXML(url);
						return xmlDoc;
					}
					catch(e){
						
						try {
							parser=new DOMParser();
							xmlDoc=parser.parseFromString(url,'text/xml');
							xmlDoc.encoding='UTF-8';
							return xmlDoc;
							}catch(e) {alert(e.message);}
						}
						return (null);
					
				} 
				var xml_Doc_modules=addxml(xml_modules);
				
				function textxml()
					{
						
						root=xml_Doc_modules.childNodes[0];
						a=xml_Doc_modules.createTextNode('node1');
							
						root.childNodes[0].childNodes[0].appendChild(a)	;
						
						alert(root.childNodes[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue);
						
						
						
					} 
				
		
		</script>
	</head>
<body>
<button onclick='textxml()'>ProcessXml</button>

</body>

This is the script....!!!!
I went wrong somewhere in my codes bt cant guess where....
Can u tell me where I went wrong and how can I attach a value to a node ??


Thanks in adv

With regards
phpuser123

[phpuser123]

Why the value of my xml node is not diaplayed?

I jst happened to learn abt xml DOm...For trial purposes i implemented this script
..

<html>
	<head>
		<script type='text/javascript'>
			var xml_modules;
			xml_modules="<modules><module><code></code><tbl></tbl></module></modules>";
			var xml_Doc_modules=loadString(xml_modules);
			function loadString(txt)
					{
						var xml_Doc;
						try{
							xmlDoc=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM")	;
							xml_Doc.async="false";	
							xml_Doc.loadXML(txt);
							return xml_Doc;
							}
						catch(e)
							{
								try{
									parser=new DOMParser();
									xml_Doc=parser.parseFromString(txt,"text/xml");	
									xml_Doc.encoding='UTF-8';alert('sad');
									return xml_Doc;
									
								}
								catch(e){
										alert(e.message);
									}
								
							}
						return (null);
					}
					

				function testxml(){
						root=xml_Doc_modules.childNodes[0];
						code_tbl=xml_Doc.createTextNode('tbl1');
						code_text=xml_Doc_modules.createTextNode('code1');
						root.childNodes[0].childNodes[1].appendChild(code_tbl);alert(code_tbl.nodeValue);
						root.childNodes[0].childNodes[0].appendChild(code_text);alert(code_text.nodeValue);
						
						
						}
		</script>
	<body>
		<button onclick='testxml()'>Preess me</button>
	</body>
	</html>

What i expect to see when I press my button is the value of my two nodes code and tbl....But the script is nt working .Somehow i managed to find out that the problem is with this line

code_tbl=xml_Do c.createTextNod e('tbl1');


I dnt know what's the problem,cn u enlighten me with this ???

Thanks in adv


With regards

phpuser123

[Dormilich]

what does the error console say?

[jkmyoung]

Is the response from your url valid xml, and does it get parsed correctly?
Do you know that root.childNodes[0].childNodes[0] exists?

[Dormilich]

it is recommended to use xml_Doc.documen tElement to get the root. the firstChild may point to whitespace, the DTD or other processing instructions.

[phpuser123]

That's the problem the console doesnt sayy anythng...
I dont gt any alert box ....
When I happen to remove line 36 and line 38,I get my nodeValue of the code...
When i remove line 39 and 37,there is no alert box...
R there any prob in the lines 36 and 38 ?

[Dormilich]

then why not using document.create TextNode() ?

[phpuser123]

Yeps i'lll try this one ...
Bt some miracle happened,the above script started working all by itself...
I dnt know hw this happened......