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Convert XML to HTML using jquery / javascript

I have XMLone that I need to show in the text div.
Can we convert this XMLto a format as shown below.

<root>
<field>
  <label>Have you invested before</label>
  <value>No</value>
</field>
<field>
  <label>Are you looking to invest in the next 6 months</label>
  <value>Maybe</value>
</field>
<field>
  <label>What investments are you interested in</label>
  <value>Carbon Credits, Green Investments</value>
</field>
<field>
  <label>How much are you looking to invest</label>
  <value>£50,000 -  £100,000</value>
</field>
</root>

The output should look like this:

Have you invested before: No
Do you want to invest in the next 6 months: maybe
What kind of investments are you interested in: carbon loans, green investments
How much do you want to invest: £ 50,000 - £ 100,000

Is this possible with jQuery / javascript. ??

And it should display as below HTML.

<div class="how-to">
<div class="how-text">
    <h3>Your Requirements</h3>
        <ul class="requirements">         
<li><label class="field-l">Have you invested before:</label> <span>No</span></li>         
<li><label class="field-l">Are you looking to Invest in the next 6 months:
</label>      <span>Maybe</span></li>         
<li><label class="field-l">What Investments are you interested in:</label> 
<span>Carbon  Credits,Green Investments</span></li>
 <li><label class="field-l">How much are you looking to invest:</label>
  <span>£50,000 -  £100,000</span></li>
      <li class="link-pad"><a href="index.html" class="requirements">
     Change  your requirements</a></li>
    </ul>
<div class="clear"></div>
 </div>
  </div>
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Step 1: validate your xml

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, xml

<root>
  <field>
      <label>Have you invested before</label>
      <value>No</value>
  </field>
  <field>
      <label>Are you looking to invest in the next 6 months</label>
      <value>Maybe</value>
  </field>
  <field>
      <label>What investments are you interested in</label>
      <value>Carbon Credits, Green Investments</value>
  </field>
  <field>
      <label>How much are you looking to invest</label>
      <value>£50,000 -  £100,000</value>
  </field>
</root>

2: xml, ajax

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$.get('/url_of_the_xml_resource')
  .done(function(data){
    // this function is executed if the request was sucessfull
  })
  .fail(function(){
    // this function is executed if the request fails
  })
;

3: xml

jQuery $. parseXML XML

$.get('/url_of_the_xml_resource')
  .done(function(data){
    // parse the xml
    data = $.parseXML(data);
    //
    // do anything you want with the parsed data
  })
  .fail(function(){
    alert('something went wrong!');
  })
;

4:

xml- . snipnet , HTML , <dl>, , .

// first we query the HTML document to get the list element
// and store it for later use
var list = $('dl');
// data is a xml document now, so we query it...
$(data)
  // and search for all <field> elements
  .find('field')
  // now we can play with each <field>
  .each(function(index, element){
    // as example we query & store the field
    var field = $(element)
    // get the values we want
    var label = field.find('label').text()
    var value = field.find('value').text()
    // and append some html in the <dl> element we stored previously
    list
      .append('<dt>'+label+': </dt>')
      .append('<dd>'+value+'</dd>')
    ;
  })
;

jQuery - , . DOM . , .

, . jsfiddle

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