I can't seem to get XML:Simple to create a hash tree the same way for different data. If there are two entries in my tree then I get named hashes of named hashes. If the XML only has one entry then the structure changes. How do I force the same structure all the time? The Perl:

use strict;
use Data::Dumper;          
#require XML::Simple;# qw(:strict);
use XML::Simple;# qw(:strict);
#
# I've got two xml files. The 1st contains 1 project the 2nd contains 
+2.
# I need XML::Simple to create the same data structure every time. 
# How do I do this?
#

# Creates $tree->{project}{name} equal to 'PlayGround'.
# But I don't want that.
# I want $tree->{project}{'PlayGround'}.
#
my $xmldata1=<<EOF;
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<main>
   <project name="PlayGround">
      <state name="Development">
      </state>
      <state name="Emergency">
      </state>
   </project>
</main>
EOF

&xml1($xmldata1);

#
# I like how this structure is created. 
# How do I get this structure all the time?
#
my $xmldata2=<<EOF;
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<main>
   <project name="PlayGround">
      <state name="Development">
      </state>
      <state name="Emergency">
      </state>
   </project>
   <project name="GymClass">
      <state name="Development">
      </state>
      <state name="Emergency">
      </state>
   </project>
</main>
EOF

&xml1($xmldata2);

# --------------- show xml data.
sub xml1 {
  my $data=shift;
  print "data\n$data\n";
  my $simple = XML::Simple->new( );       
  my $tree = $simple->XMLin( $data 
    #,forcearray=>0,KeyAttr => [ ]            # creates array for 2nd 
+file.
    #,forcearray=>0                           # no affect
    #,forcearray=>0                           # no affect
    #,forcearray=>0,KeyAttr => [ ],ValueAttr => { project => 'name' }
    #,VarAttr => 'name'                       # no affect
    #,ValueAttr => { project => 'name' }      # no affect
    #,ValueAttr => [ 'name' ]                 # no affect
    #,KeyAttr => { project => "+name" }       # no affect
    #,KeyAttr => { project => 'name' }        # no affect
    #,ForceContent => 1                       # no affect
  );   
  
  print "0", Dumper( $tree );
  
  print "1", Dumper( $tree->{project}{name} );             # don't wan
+t this.
  print "2", Dumper( $tree->{project}{'PlayGround'} ) ;    # want this
+ all the time.
  print "-" x 79, "\n";
}
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Results:

E:\bin\XML>xmlqna.pl
data
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<main>
   <project name="PlayGround">
      <state name="Development">
      </state>
      <state name="Emergency">
      </state>
   </project>
</main>

0$VAR1 = {
          'project' => {
                       'name' => 'PlayGround',
                       'state' => {
                                  'Emergency' => {},
                                  'Development' => {}
                                }
                     }
        };
1$VAR1 = 'PlayGround';
2$VAR1 = undef;
----------------------------------------------------------------------
+---------
data
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<main>
   <project name="PlayGround">
      <state name="Development">
      </state>
      <state name="Emergency">
      </state>
   </project>
   <project name="GymClass">
      <state name="Development">
      </state>
      <state name="Emergency">
      </state>
   </project>
</main>

0$VAR1 = {
          'project' => {
                       'PlayGround' => {
                                       'state' => {
                                                  'Emergency' => {},
                                                  'Development' => {}
                                                }
                                     },
                       'GymClass' => {
                                     'state' => {
                                                'Emergency' => {},
                                                'Development' => {}
                                              }
                                   }
                     }
        };
1$VAR1 = undef;
2$VAR1 = {
          'state' => {
                     'Emergency' => {},
                     'Development' => {}
                   }
        };
----------------------------------------------------------------------
+---------
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