Re^3: Getting start and end xml tags

When I inevitably hit the omg I gotta parse some XML* stage, I found it easier to understand an event-based parser, but you may not. It was a long time ago, but I think the module I found easiest to work with and understand was XML::Simple (oh but don't use that either!) (SAX (wikipedia) based parsing), which is event-based (found a start tag!, etc), but I can't really remember since it's been a very long time (circa 2004**); I think the book I bought at the time was, Perl and XML.

* I am a Perl programming, Jeb! Not a Java monkey!

** Yes, everyone hits this stage as they're trucking along. It's a good sign. But please listen to those wiser than you (not me, I mean the others telling you to not parse XML with regexes)

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Re^4: Getting start and end xml tags by haukex (Archbishop) on May 28, 2020 at 13:42 UTC
the module I found easiest to work with and understand was XML::Simple Please don't recommend this module. Its own documentation starts with PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS MODULE IN NEW CODE. See also XML::Simple needs to go! and Why is XML::Simple Discouraged?	[reply]
Re^5: Getting start and end xml tags by perlfan (Parson) on May 28, 2020 at 14:07 UTC
I delinked XML::Simple (OH but don't use it!) it, but I can't change the fact that I used it in 2004. Sorry, chef.	[reply]
Re^6: Getting start and end xml tags by haukex (Archbishop) on May 28, 2020 at 19:24 UTC
Thanks for the edit. I rememberd another reason why XML::Simple would not work in this particular case: it can't handle mixed content at all.	[reply]