Loading an XML document

XML is part of the acronym Ajax, but we haven't actually loaded any XML yet. Doing so is straightforward, and mirrors the JSON technique closely. First, we'll need an XML file, d.xml, containing some data we wish to display:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <entries>   <entry term="DEFAME" part="v.t.">     <definition>       To lie about another.  To tell the truth about another.     </definition>   </entry>   <entry term="DEFENCELESS" part="adj.">     <definition>       Unable to attack.     </definition>   </entry>   <entry term="DELUSION" part="n.">     <definition>       The father of a most respectable family, comprising       Enthusiasm, Affection, Self-denial, Faith, Hope,       Charity and many other goodly sons and daughters.     </definition>  <quote ...

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