XML tag with : ()

Question

I have a xml file and some tags have dots in it like this <m:properties></m:properties> but when I try to read it it doesn't work.

This is the code how I read it:

displayCD(0);

function displayCD(i) {
var xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
    if (xmlhttp.readyState == 4 && xmlhttp.status == 200) {
        myFunction(xmlhttp, i);
    }
}
xmlhttp.open("GET", "text.xml", true);
xmlhttp.send();
}

function myFunction(xml, i) {
var xmlDoc = xml.responseXML; 
x = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("ENTRY");
document.getElementById("text").innerHTML =
"Artist: " +
x[i].getElementsByTagName("id")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue +
"<br>Title: " +
x[i].getElementsByTagName("type")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue +
"<br>Year: " + 
x[i].getElementsByTagName("title")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue +
"<br>Price: " + 
x[i].getElementsByTagName("body")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue +
"<br>Price: " + 
x[i].getElementsByTagName("expires")[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
}

xml file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<feed>
    <ENTRY>
        <content>
            <m:properties>
                <id>41</id>
                <type>Hallo meneer</type>
                <title>MAILING</title>
                <body>Just some random content Hi !</body>
                <expires>2013-07-11</expires>
            </m:properties>
        </content>
    </ENTRY>
</feed>

and if I remove the : it works completely fine, is there anyway so I can keep the : and still read it ?

@Nanoc okey, I get that but how do I call the id. It doesn't work normally ? — RiesvGeffen, Oct 06 '15 at 11:50
I don't know why your most recent question was receiving downvotes, but I was about to answer it before you deleted it... — James Donnelly, Oct 16 '15 at 09:51
Because people are crying too fast hahah, but can you make a chat and still help me out ? @JamesDonnelly — RiesvGeffen, Oct 16 '15 at 09:53

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:23

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The XML is not well-formed. One way to make it well-formed, you've found, is to remove the namespace prefix (m:) from m:properties.

Alternatively, to keep the m:, declare the namespace prefix:

<feed xmlns:m="http://www.example.com/m">

Without either eliminating the namespace prefix or declaring it, the XML is not well-formed and will not be parsed successfully by compliant XML parsers.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:23

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answered Oct 06 '15 at 11:54

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