my ( $addr_1_line_1, $addr_1_line_2 ); for my $node ( $user->findnodes( q{ ./*[ local-name()="address" and @name = "1"] } )) { for my $subnode ( $node->findnodes( q{ ./*[ @name="Address line 1" ] } ) ) { $addr_1_line_1 = $subnode->textContent(); } for my $subnode ( $node->findnodes( q{ ./*[ @name="Address line 2" ] } ) ) { $addr_1_line_2 = $subnode->textContent(); } }