Flash Error #1090: XML parser failure element is malformed

This Flash action script error 1090 with message such as "XML parser failure" or "element is malformed" happens when you try to parse or read an XML with mismatching nodes or tags.

Solution:

Check the XML nodes.  Each node should end with a matching tag with the terminator "/".  For example:

Check the XML nodes.  Each node should end with a matching tag with the terminator "/".  For example:

<xml>
  <node1>hi</node1>
  <node2>hello</node2>
</xml>

Other similar XML errors include:

	1087	Assignment to indexed XML is not allowed.
	1088	The markup in the document following the root element must be well-formed.
	1089	Assignment to lists with more than one item is not supported
	1090	XML parser failure: element is malformed
	1091	XML parser failure: Unterminated CDATA section
	1092	XML parser failure: Unterminated XML declaration
	1093	XML parser failure: Unterminated DOCTYPE declaration
	1094	XML parser failure: Unterminated comment
	1095	XML parser failure: Unterminated attribute
	1096	XML parser failure: Unterminated element
	1097	XML parser failure: Unterminated processing instruction

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