diff --git a/api.md b/api.md
index 5354f11..b5ca641 100644
--- a/api.md
+++ b/api.md
@@ -2,29 +2,32 @@
 
 ## api.parser.xml
 
-```
+```lua
 local xml     = api.parser.xml.newParser()
-local testXml = '<testOne param="param1value">'
-testXml = testXml .. '<testTwo paramTwo="param2value">'
-testXml = testXml .. '<testThree>'
-testXml = testXml .. 'testThreeValue'
-testXml = testXml .. '</testThree>'
-testXml = testXml .. '<testThree duplicate="one" duplicate="two">'
-testXml = testXml .. 'testThreeValueTwo'
-testXml = testXml .. '</testThree>'
-testXml = testXml .. '<test_Four something="else">'
-testXml = testXml .. 'testFourValue'
-testXml = testXml .. '</test_Four>'
-testXml = testXml .. '<testFive>'
-testXml = testXml .. '<testFiveDeep>'
-testXml = testXml .. '<testFiveEvenDeeper>'
-testXml = testXml .. '<testSix someParam="someValue"/>'
-testXml = testXml .. '</testFiveEvenDeeper>'
-testXml = testXml .. '</testFiveDeep>'
-testXml = testXml .. '</testFive>'
-testXml = testXml .. 'testTwoValue'
-testXml = testXml .. '</testTwo>'
-testXml = testXml .. '</testOne>'
+
+local testXml = [[
+  <testOne param="param1value">
+    <testTwo paramTwo="param2value">
+    <testThree>
+      testThreeValue
+    </testThree>
+    <testThree duplicate="one" duplicate="two">
+      testThreeValueTwo
+    </testThree>
+    <test_Four something="else">
+      testFourValue
+    </test_Four>
+    <testFive>
+      <testFiveDeep>
+        <testFiveEvenDeeper>
+          <testSix someParam="someValue"/>
+        </testFiveEvenDeeper>
+      </testFiveDeep>
+    </testFive>
+      testTwoValue
+    </testTwo>
+  </testOne>
+]]
 
 
 util.traverseXML( xml:ParseXmlText(testXml),  function(node,raw)