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Yes. Add the ForceArray => 1 option on the constructor, then XML::Simple will always return an array even if it only contains one element. See the POD for details.

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Re^2: XMLin : Optimal Way to tell the difference between Array vs Scalar
by tptass (Sexton) on Aug 20, 2008 at 00:11 UTC

    Thanks BrowserUK, I somehow missed that entire section on ForceArray and ForceContent. Need to look a little hard next time before posting. Thanks for the Help!

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