Question

I have this XML document

<xml>
 <word>
   <threeletter>rip</threeletter>
   <fourletter>Pier</fourletter> 
   <fiveletter>Spire</fiveletter>
   <sixletter>Spider</sixletter>
 </word>
 <word>
   <threeletter>rip</threeletter>
   <fourletter>Pier</fourletter> 
   <fiveletter>Spire</fiveletter>
   <sixletter>Spider</sixletter>
 </word>
 <word>
   <threeletter>rip</threeletter>
   <fourletter>Pier</fourletter> 
   <fiveletter>Spire</fiveletter>
   <sixletter>Spider</sixletter>
 </word>
</xml>

Let’s assume that each element inside the word has different values.
is it possible in javascript to retrieve all of these values? then store them in an array? or a variable? if so how? because I am planning to compare them with user inputs

Answer 1

It’s not at all clear how you want your array structured.

Here is one example that store multiple arrays in an object

var words={ threeletter:[], fourletter:[], fiveletter:[], sixletter:[]};
var xmlItems=['threeletter','fourletter', 'fiveletter', 'sixletter'];

$(xml).find('word').each(function(){
    var $word=$(this);
    $.each( xmlItems, function(i, item){
        words[item].push( $word.find( item ).text());
    });    
});

To access 3 letter array use words.threeletter

Demo: http://jsfiddle.net/5EnR2/