use strict;
use warnings;
use Data::Dumper;
use XML::DOM;

my $parser=new XML::DOM::Parser;
my $doc = $parser->parsefile('C:\perl\perl_tests\package.xml')or die$!
+;
my $root=$doc->getDocumentElement();

my $string="Johnson Controls Automotive Electronics
Package: GMLAN
+ 3.1 - Single Channel
Micro: uPD70F3524
Compiler: Green Hills
+ 5.1.7-CBD1110030";
my @package=$root->getElementsByTagName("package");

foreach my $package(@package)
{
if($package->getAttribute("name"))
{
my $name=$package->getAttribute("name");
print("$name\n");
$package->setAttribute("name",$string);
my $name_updated=$package->getAttribute("name");
print("$name_updated\n");
}
}
$doc->setXMLDecl($doc->createXMLDecl('1.0','UTF-8'));
$doc->printToFile("C:/perl/perl_tests/package.xml");





XML FILE :

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ecuconfig id="1" name="ECU: IPC_LS" FrameworkVersion="1.4.48.0" Compa
+tibleVersion="1.4.0.0">
<package name="Johnson Controls Automotive Electronics Package: GMLAN 
+3.1 - Single Channel Micro: uPD70F3524 Compiler: Green Hills 5.1.7-CB
+D1110030" path="C:\Vector\CBD1110030_D04_V85x\Generators\Components\"
+>
<delivery version="09.01.22.01.11.00.30.04.00.00"/>
</package>
<package>
<delivery version="08.00.09.01.01.00.04.00.00.00"/>
</package>
</ecuconfig>





MODIFIED XML FILE AFTER RUNNING THIS SCRIPT :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ecuconfig id="1" name="ECU: IPC_LS" FrameworkVersion="1.4.48.0" Compa
+tibleVersion="1.4.0.0">
<package name="Johnson Controls Automotive Electronics&amp;#xA;Package
+: GMLAN 3.1 - Single Channel&amp;#xA;Micro: uPD70F3524&amp;#xA;Compil
+er: Green Hills 5.1.7-CBD1110030" path="C:\Vector\CBD1110030_D04_V85x
+\Generators\Components\">
<delivery version="09.01.22.01.11.00.30.04.00.00"/>
</package>
<package>
<delivery version="08.00.09.01.01.00.04.00.00.00"/>
</package>
</ecuconfig>

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I've written above script to change the name attribute of package element as shown in $string but it is giving me some weird modified xml file idk why.! pretty confused.! can someone help me out with this? although the printed results in the cmd prompt are correct according to my script.

In reply to How to modify an attribute containing special characters in a xml file? by ankit.tayal560

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