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JavaScript

var XMLString;
XMLString = "<People><PersonRow><pid>2</pid><name>Dave</name><msg>hello</msg></PersonRow>";
XMLString = XMLString + "<PersonRow><pid>2</pid><name>Bob</name><msg>GoodBye</msg></PersonRow></People>";

var XMLData = $.parseXML(XMLString);

$(XMLData).find('PersonRow').each(function() {

    var msg = $(this)[0].xml;
    alert(msg);

});