Give this a try -- worked for me : )
var x:XML = new XML("<all><p id='1'><s>dog</s></p><p id='2'><s>cat</s></p><p id='3'><s>bird</s></p><p id='4'><s>dog</s></p><p/></all>") ; var animal:String = "dog" ; var list:XMLList = x.p.(child('s').text()[0] == animal) ; trace(list.toXMLString()) // traces... <p id="1"> <s>dog</s> </p> <p id="4"> <s>dog</s> </p> Jer _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders