xpp {

/* instantiate an object called x with contained nodes */

node x{

<cats>56</cats>

<dogs>74</dogs>

};

/* assign the following Barn and Farm nodes to x */

x = $<Barn atom="5">256</Barn><Farm>Yours</Farm>;

/* Now tell us some stuff about x and its contained nodes */

xout("\r\nThe value of x is " + $$x.value());

xout("\r\nThe value of Barn is " + $$x/Barn.value());

xout("\r\nThe atom is " + $x/Barn.atom);

xout("\r\nThe 1st child is " + $x.child(int = 0));

xout("\r\nThe 2nd child is " + $x.child(int = 1));

}