Hej All,

I've scoured here, CPAN and the web looking at XML::DOM, XML::Grove and XML::Parser but cant seem to figure this out.

I want to be able to compile and XML string from Perl using an object and then dump it out to a file. By using an object and simply giving it nodes, param and values it will reduce errors in the XML and make it easier to expand.

Example XML: 
<house>
    <groundfloor>
        <room name="kitchen">
            <item name="cooker" colour="white">
            <item name="sink" colour="silver">
        </room>
        <room name="lounge">
            <item name="sofa" colour="turgid brown">
            <item name="chair" colour="lime green">
        </room>
    </groundfloor>
</house>

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Now, I'd like to be able to do something in Perl (pseudo code) like: 
    my $xmlDocument = XML::COOL:MODULE->new(document);

    $xmlDocument->{root} = "house";
    $xmlDocument->addNode ("house", "groundfloor");
    $xmlDocument->addElement ("item", "cooker", "white");
    ...
    ...
    $xmlDocument->end;
    $xmlDocument->write ("myhouse.xml");

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Get my drift?

Can anyone give me basic examples or source to get me started?

- Jed

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