Then you are stuck between a rock and a hard place. You don't want to switch away from XML::Simple, yet the author of XML::Simple freely admits that it's not suitable for the sort of task you're describing and recommends other modules instead. Quotes from the documentation:

"XML::Simple is able to present a simple API because it makes some assumptions on your behalf. These include:

"In a serious XML project, you'll probably outgrow these assumptions fairly quickly.

[...]

"For event based parsing, use SAX (do not set out to write any new code for XML::Parser's handler API - it is obselete).

"For tree-based parsing, you could choose between the 'Perlish' approach of XML::Twig and more standards based DOM implementations - preferably one with XPath support such as XML::LibXML."

Personally I use XML::LibXML for virtually any XML-handling task that's thrown my way, and am rarely disappointed by it.

package Cow { use Moo; has name => (is => 'lazy', default => sub { 'Mooington' }) } say Cow->new->name

In reply to Re^2: XML::Simple how do i keep the same xml format (Values and Attributs)? by tobyink
in thread XML::Simple how do i keep the same xml format (Values and Attributs)? by tobias_hofer

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