#!/usr/bin/perl -- use strict; use warnings; use XML::Simple; use Data::Dumper; my $file = "test.xml"; my $xs1 = XML::Simple->new(); my $doc = $xs1->XMLin($file, keyattr=>['CLASSNAME'], ForceContent=>1, ForceArray=>1); print Dumper($doc); foreach my $element (keys %{$doc->{INNERSUB}->{INNERSUB1}}) { print "$element\n"; print "\tType:\t$doc->{INNERSUB}->{INNERSUB1}->{$element}[0]->{Type}\n"; print "\tContent:\t$doc->{INNERSUB}->{INNERSUB1}->{$element}[0]->{content}\n"; } exit(0); #### Content Content #### $VAR1 = { 'INNERSUB' => { 'INNERSUB1' => { 'Element2' => [ { 'Type' => 'Type2', 'content' => 'Content' } ], 'Element1' => [ { 'Type' => 'Type1', 'content' => 'Content' } ] } }, 'CLASSNAME' => 'SUB1' }; Element2 Type: Type2 Content: Content Element1 Type: Type1 Content: Content