//check if the last node is an element node
function get_lastchild(n)
{
x=n.lastChild;
while (x.nodeType!=1)
{
x=x.previousSibling;
}
return x;
}

xmlDoc=loadXMLDoc("books.xml");

x=xmlDoc.documentElement;
lastNode=get_lastchild(x);

for (i=0;i<lastNode.childNodes.length;i++)
{
if (lastNode.childNodes[i].nodeType==1)
{
//Process only element nodes
document.write(lastNode.childNodes[i].nodeName);
document.write(" = ");
document.write(lastNode.childNodes[i].childNodes[0].nodeValue);
document.write("
");
}
}

title = Learning XML
author = Erik T. Ray
year = 2003
price = 39.95