diff --git a/XMLwrapper.cpp b/XMLwrapper.cpp
index 1efb66e..6373629 100644
--- a/XMLwrapper.cpp
+++ b/XMLwrapper.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ int xml_k=0;
 char tabs[STACKSIZE+2];
 
 const char *XMLwrapper_whitespace_callback(mxml_node_t *node,int where){
-    const char *name=node->value.element.name;
+    const char *name =mxmlGetElement(node);
 
     if ((where==MXML_WS_BEFORE_OPEN)&&(!strcmp(name,"?xml"))) return(NULL);
     if ((where==MXML_WS_BEFORE_CLOSE)&&(!strcmp(name,"string"))) return(NULL);
@@ -407,10 +407,10 @@ void XMLwrapper::getparstr(const char *name,char *par,int maxstrlen){
     node=mxmlFindElement(peek(),peek(),"string","name",name,MXML_DESCEND_FIRST);
     
     if (node==NULL) return;
-    if (node->child==NULL) return;
-    if (node->child->type!=MXML_OPAQUE) return;
+    if (mxmlGetFirstChild(node) == NULL) return;
+    if (mxmlGetType(mxmlGetFirstChild(node)) != MXML_OPAQUE) return;
     
-    snprintf(par,maxstrlen,"%s",node->child->value.element.name);
+    snprintf(par,maxstrlen,"%s",mxmlGetText(mxmlGetFirstChild(node), NULL));
     
 };