In the pod for XML::Filter::Dispatcher is says: 
## Print the text of all <description> elements
'string( description )' => sub { print xvalue },

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My problem is that to get this to work I have to write a full path to the description element, such as string( doc/head/description) in order to get the match. Also, it only matches the first tag.

Here is my full example, which is a slightly modified example from the pod: 

use XML::Filter::Dispatcher qw ( :all );
use XML::SAX::Machines qw( Pipeline );

sub run { Pipeline( shift )->parse_string( <<XML_END ) }
<stooges>
  <stooge name="Moe" hairstyle="bowl cut">
    <attitude>Bully</attitude>
  </stooge>
  <stooge name="Shemp" hairstyle="mop">
    <attitude>Klutz</attitude>
    <stooge name="Larry" hairstyle="bushy">
      <attitude>Middleman</attitude>
    </stooge>
  </stooge>
  <stooge name="Curly" hairstyle="bald">
    <attitude>Fool</attitude>
    <stooge name="Shemp" repeat="yes">
      <stooge name="Joe" hairstyle="bald">
        <stooge name="Curly Joe" hairstyle="bald" />
      </stooge>
    </stooge>
  </stooge>
</stooges>
XML_END

my $count;

run(
  XML::Filter::Dispatcher->new(
    Rules => [
      'stooge' => sub { ++$count },
      'string( stooges/stooge/attitude )' => sub { print xvalue(),"\n"
+; },
    ],
  )
);

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This prints the contents of only one <attitude> tag, and I want it to match all of them. When I substitute 
'string( attitude )' => sub { print xvalue; },

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as the pod seems to suggest, it no longer prints anything. Am I doing something wrong?

I already have something like this working in XML::Twig, so I can always go back to that.

Thanks!

It should work perfectly the first time! - toma

In reply to XML::Filter::Dispatcher string rules problem by toma

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