Hello monks, I am trying to print xml type output using perl for which I used XML::Simple module.When I check one value is defined or not like this

sub error_excerpt{
return defined($error_excerpt)?$self->{_error_excerpt}:"No Error Excer
+pt.";
}

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and I print corresponding value in sub print like this:

   if(defined $self->error_excerpt())
    {
        printf("\t\tError Excerpt:\t\t%s\n", $self->error_excerpt());
    }

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I am getting an output

<error_excerpt>No Error Excerpt</error_excerpt>

although the error excerpt value is defiened..

One more thing when I used 

sub error_excerpt{
$self->{_error_excerpt} = $error_excerpt if defined($error_excerpt);
    return $self->{_error_excerpt};
}

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I gets proper error excerpt value where the error_excerpt is defined and I do not get any value and just gets

<error_excerpt></error_excerpt>

where I actually wants to print "No error Excerpt exist"

Can anybody tell me where I am doing mistake?If possible rectify me.Thanks in advance !!!!

In reply to Question on XML output using Perl by siddheshsawant

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