You have recognised one of the main problems with the XML::Parser API and one of the reasons coding directly to its API should be considered deprecated. If you want to take an event-based approach to your parsing, then the SAX API is a better bet. As well as being OO all the way, it's independent of the underlying parser module and allows you to take advantage of off-the-shelf filter modules.

Switching your code from XML::Parser's handler API to SAX isv not a major undertaking. For a primer, start with the introduction in the distribution or look for Kip Hampton's articles on XML.com. XML::SAX::Expat is probably the easiest SAX parser to install since you already have expat.

In reply to Re: XML::Parser and objects by grantm
in thread XML::Parser and objects by Ineffectual

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