Re: Problem with symbolic deferencing into XML::Simple's internal representation of an XML file.

It is difficult to figure out what the problem is without the XML data you are working with, could you post it by any chance?

In any case the best way to work with XML::Simple is to use Data::Dumper (or Data::Denter) to print the content of $config, to get an idea of where the data is, and if that's not enough, to use the debugger to get it.

That is if the problem is with how you use XML::Simple, if it is an XS problem I can't really help you here.

BTW the problem with square brackets is that you should wrap your code in <code> tags, which disables all shortcut and HTML escapes, see Perl Monks approved HTML tags for more information.

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Re: Re: Problem with symbolic deferencing into XML::Simple's internal representation of an XML file. by Anonymous Monk on Dec 05, 2001 at 18:48 UTC
Hi, I've included the XML file, and the Data::Dumper output for this XML. I hope this helps. The issue appears to be one of symbolic dereferencing rather than XS. <?xml version="1.0"?> <galaxy> <jane> <street>Long Lane</street> <city>London</city> <tel_num>441513556421</tel_num> </jane> <jon> <street>Short Street</street> <city>Liverpool</city> <tel_num>441512232233</tel_num> </jon> <sara> <street>Apple Avenue</street> <city>Manchester</city> <tel_num>441223423387</tel_num> </sara> </galaxy> $VAR1 = { 'jane' => { 'tel_num' => '441513556421', 'city' => 'London', 'street' => 'Long Lane' }, 'sara' => { 'tel_num' => '441223423387', 'city' => 'Manchester', 'street' => 'Apple Avenue' }, 'jon' => { 'tel_num' => '441512232233', 'city' => 'Liverpool', 'street' => 'Short Street' } }; [download]	[reply] [d/l]

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Re: Re: Problem with symbolic deferencing into XML::Simple's internal representation of an XML file.
by Anonymous Monk on Dec 05, 2001 at 18:48 UTC

Hi, I've included the XML file, and the Data::Dumper output for this XML. I hope this helps. The issue appears to be one of symbolic dereferencing rather than XS.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<galaxy>
    <jane>
        <street>Long Lane</street>
        <city>London</city>
        <tel_num>441513556421</tel_num>
    </jane>
    <jon>
        <street>Short Street</street>
        <city>Liverpool</city>
        <tel_num>441512232233</tel_num>
    </jon>
    <sara>
        <street>Apple Avenue</street>
        <city>Manchester</city>
        <tel_num>441223423387</tel_num>
    </sara>
</galaxy>


$VAR1 = {
          'jane' => {
                      'tel_num' => '441513556421',
                      'city' => 'London',
                      'street' => 'Long Lane'
                    },
          'sara' => {
                      'tel_num' => '441223423387',
                      'city' => 'Manchester',
                      'street' => 'Apple Avenue'
                    },
          'jon' => {
                     'tel_num' => '441512232233',
                     'city' => 'Liverpool',
                     'street' => 'Short Street'
                   }
        };
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