XML

Пример XML-файла.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<catalog>
    <book>
        <title>The Lord of the Rings</title>
        <artist>J. R. R. Tolkien</artist>
    </book>
    <book>
        <title>Harry Potter</title>
        <artist>J. K. Rowling</artist>
    </book>
</catalog>

Парсинг XML.

var xmlFile = 'file.xml';

$.get(xmlFile, function(xml){

    var books = $(xml).find("catalog book");
    books.each(function(i) {
        var title = $("title", $(this)).text();
    });

});