Processing

// The following short XML file called "mammals.xml" is parsed 
// in the code below. It must be in the project's "data" folder.
//
// <?xml version="1.0"?>
// <mammals>
//   <animal id="0" species="Capra hircus">Goat</animal>
//   <animal id="1" species="Panthera pardus">Leopard</animal>
//   <animal id="2" species="Equus zebra">Zebra</animal>
// </mammals>

XML xml;

void setup() {
  xml = loadXML("mammals.xml");
  XML firstChild = xml.getChild("animal");
  println(firstChild.getContent());
}

// Sketch prints:
// Goat

PShape states;
PShape ohio;

void setup() {
  size(100, 100);
  states = loadShape("tristate.svg");
  ohio = states.getChild("OH");
  ohio.disableStyle();
}

void draw() {
  background(0);
  shape(states, -48, 5);
  fill(102, 0, 0);
  shape(ohio, -48, 5);
}