issue using use XML::DOM parser

kprasanna_79 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Revered Monks,
I am using XML::DOM parser to parse the XML file, and when the input file contains characters like &,&lt,>,&quote,'the ouput to a file is just & instead of the full &

Any solution to this???I have the below link which didnt tells me much
http://perl-xml.sourceforge.net/faq/

Please advice

-Prasanna.K

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Re: issue using use XML::DOM parser by pc88mxer (Vicar) on Jun 24, 2008 at 22:58 UTC
I have a feeling that `XML::DOM` is doing the right thing. The string `&` is an encoding of the character `&`. If you want to print encoded output, use the `encode_entities()` routine from HTML::Entities or a module that writes XML like XML::Writer.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: issue using use XML::DOM parser by ikegami (Patriarch) on Jun 25, 2008 at 00:16 UTC
HTML::Entities `encode_entities` is not appropriate for XML, but `encode_entities_numeric` is.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: issue using use XML::DOM parser by ikegami (Patriarch) on Jun 25, 2008 at 00:14 UTC
You're very light on the details. How are you outputting to a file? If you're generating XML from text, you'll need to encode a few characters including `&`. Functions that return XML should return "`&`" Functions that return text should return "`&`"	[reply] [d/l] [select]