my $filter = XML::Rules->new(style => 'filter', rules => { 'XREF' => { qr{/LinkValue$} => sub { return $references{$_[1]->{_content}} ?? "Unknown reference $_[1]->{_content}"; } # or # qr{/Property/LinkValue$} => sub { # return $references{$_[1]->{_content}} ?? "Unknown reference $_[1]->{_content}"; # } # for only } });