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i have xml looks this:

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>  <feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/atom" version="1.0" xml:lang="en"> <title type="text">google hot trends</title> <subtitle type="text">what people searching on google today?</subtitle> <id>http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends/atom/hourly,2007-08</id> <link href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends/atom/hourly" rel="self"/> <updated>2010-12-01t14:03:30z</updated> <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/atom"> <id>2010-12-01t14:03:30z</id> <title type="text"><![cdata[rosa parks, adam levine girlfriend, meet famous, ...]]></title>  <content type="html"><![cdata[<ol> <li><span class="mild up2"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=rosa+parks&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">rosa parks</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild down1"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=adam+levine+girlfriend&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">adam levine girlfriend</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild down1"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=meet+the+famous&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">meet famous</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild equal"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=sons+of+anarchy+season+4&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">sons of anarchy season 4</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild equal"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=victoria+secret+angels&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">victoria secret angels</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild up5"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=happy+hanukkah&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">happy hanukkah</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild down1"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=katy+perry+victoria+secret+fashion+show&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">katy perry victoria secret fashion show</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild down1"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=married+to+the+mob+clothing&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">married mob clothing</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild down1"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=victoria+secret+models+names+and+pictures&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">victoria secret models names , pictures</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild equal"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=world+aids+day+2010&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">world aids day 2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild up6"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=shahla+jahed&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">shahla jahed</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild equal"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=interpol&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">interpol</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild up18"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=wallis+simpson&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">wallis simpson</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild up46"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=chanukah&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">chanukah</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild new"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=hiv+symptoms&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">hiv symptoms</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild up6"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=santa+tracker&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">santa tracker</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild down8"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=vs+fashion+show+2010&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">vs fashion show 2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild down3"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=advent+calendar&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">advent calendar</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild up8"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=december+1&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">december 1</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild up19"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=aids+ribbon&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">aids ribbon</a></span></li> </ol> ]]></content></entry></feed> 

how able values <a> tags inside <li> tags?

what can if <content> formed , transform in xml , use e4x query informations wanted.

you have 1 more thing carefull xml contains namespace content node have take care of that. suggest reading post xml here example.

so content node inside entry node have namespace, 's same root node can reuse same namespace :

var xml:xml=<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/atom" version="1.0" xml:lang="en"> <title type="text">google hot trends</title> <subtitle type="text">what people searching on google today?</subtitle> <id>http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends/atom/hourly,2007-08</id> <link href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends/atom/hourly" rel="self"/> <updated>2010-12-01t14:03:30z</updated> <entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/atom"> <id>2010-12-01t14:03:30z</id> <title type="text"><![cdata[rosa parks, adam levine girlfriend, meet famous, ...]]></title>  <content type="html"><![cdata[<ol> <li><span class="mild up2"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=rosa+parks&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">rosa parks</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild down1"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=adam+levine+girlfriend&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">adam levine girlfriend</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild down1"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=meet+the+famous&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">meet famous</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild equal"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=sons+of+anarchy+season+4&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">sons of anarchy season 4</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild equal"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=victoria+secret+angels&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">victoria secret angels</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild up5"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=happy+hanukkah&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">happy hanukkah</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild down1"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=katy+perry+victoria+secret+fashion+show&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">katy perry victoria secret fashion show</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild down1"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=married+to+the+mob+clothing&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">married mob clothing</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild down1"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=victoria+secret+models+names+and+pictures&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">victoria secret models names , pictures</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild equal"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=world+aids+day+2010&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">world aids day 2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild up6"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=shahla+jahed&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">shahla jahed</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild equal"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=interpol&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">interpol</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild up18"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=wallis+simpson&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">wallis simpson</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild up46"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=chanukah&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">chanukah</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild new"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=hiv+symptoms&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">hiv symptoms</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild up6"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=santa+tracker&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">santa tracker</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild down8"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=vs+fashion+show+2010&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">vs fashion show 2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild down3"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=advent+calendar&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">advent calendar</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild up8"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=december+1&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">december 1</a></span></li> <li><span class="mild up19"><a href="http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends?q=aids+ribbon&date=2010-12-1&sa=x">aids ribbon</a></span></li> </ol> ]]></content></entry></feed>;  // current namespace xml var ns:namespace = xml.namespace();  // , create new xml content node using previous namespace var contentxml:xml = new xml(xml.ns::entry.ns::content.tostring());  // node var anchors:xmllist = contentxml.li.span.a;  // want values each (var anchor:xml in anchors)  trace(anchor.@href);