XMLHttpRequest Demo

References white space less XML to enable parsing

Whitespace broken example

var testBusDest = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("bus").item(0).childNodes[0].textContent

<buses> <bus> <number>51</number> <destination>Lodge Moor</destination> <start>Charnock</start> <interval>15</interval> </bus> <bus> <number>52</number> <destination>Crookes</destination> <start>Woodhouse</start> <interval>1</interval> </bus> <bus> <number>95</number> <destination>Walkley</destination> <start>City Centre</start> <interval>20</interval> </bus> </buses>