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JavaScript

// http://www.w3schools.com/dom/dom_parser.asp
function parseXML(text) {
    var doc;

    if(window.DOMParser) {
        var parser = new DOMParser();
        doc = parser.parseFromString(text, "text/xml");
    }
    else {
        var doc = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");
        doc.async = "false";
        doc.loadXML(text);
    }

    return doc;
}

function enumOptions(xml) {
   $(xml).find("option").each(function() {
      alert($(this).text());
   });
}

var text = "<root><option>cow</option><option>squirrel</option></root>";
var doc = parseXML(text);
enumOptions(doc);