XML parsers

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Re: XML parsers by cjf (Parson) on Apr 24, 2002 at 06:45 UTC
I posted Working with XML a while back and received some excellent suggestions there. XML::Parser is probably your best bet if you're just parsing XML but check the node for other recommendations as well.	[reply]
Re: Re: XML parsers by mirod (Canon) on Apr 24, 2002 at 10:10 UTC
Actually XML::Parser is one of several options (along with XML::LibXML and XML::SAX::PurePerl) if you want to create a module to process XML. Otherwise you should really use a layer on top of it. XML::Parser is pretty tricky and there are now a lot of much easier (and safer) to use modules: XML::Simple (for data-oriented XML), XML::XPath, XML::Twig, XML::GDOME (although the DOM is also tricky to use) or the SAX parsers (XML::LibXML or XML::SAX::PurePerl).	[reply]
Re: XML parsers by vek (Prior) on Apr 24, 2002 at 13:24 UTC
Personally I would go with XML::LibXML as I've had great success with this module. It's fast and you get the added bonus of being able to validate the XML against a DTD. You'll need to grab the libxml2 C library first though. -- vek --	[reply]
Re: XML parsers by silent11 (Vicar) on Apr 24, 2002 at 13:18 UTC
I learned alot from this article on XML.com. It gives you some sample XML data and parses it with a few different perl modules. But why go elsewhere? We have a TURORIALS section here at the monastery. check out the XML::Parser tutorial for a quick rundown of how that module works. -Silent11	[reply]
Re: XML parsers by ferrency (Deacon) on Apr 24, 2002 at 17:14 UTC
I like XML::Twig myself. Very good if you only care about part of a document at a time. You can use it in tree mode, or use handlers which will automatically be called when portions of the document are parsed. Alan	[reply]