XML::DOM Alternative

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

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Re: XML::DOM Alternative by Joost (Canon) on Jun 21, 2005 at 22:34 UTC
I've used XML::Twig on quite large (+/- 200 Mb) documents. It's reasonably fast and the API is a lot better than XML::DOM. /me wanders off mumbling about what he'll do the guys responsible for the XML DOM specs). "What should it profit a man, if he should win a flame war, yet lose his cool?"	[reply]
Re: XML::DOM Alternative by fauria (Deacon) on Jun 21, 2005 at 22:59 UTC
You can choose XML::SAX as an alternative API. Here you can find a brief discussion on using SAX or DOM.	[reply]
Re: XML::DOM Alternative by grantm (Parson) on Jun 22, 2005 at 08:11 UTC
As noted above, XML::Twig might be a good choice. For something a bit closer to what you're used to, XML::LibXML is worth a look. It uses the DOM API, but since the parsing and DOM building are implemented in C the performance and memory footprint are much better than a Perl DOM. LibXML also supports XPath which is the first thing you need to learn if you're trying to manipulate XML without it. See also the Perl XML FAQ.	[reply]
Re: XML::DOM Alternative by srdst13 (Pilgrim) on Jun 22, 2005 at 10:54 UTC
If you aren't yet convinced on the merits of XML::Twig, note that you can parse chunks of the code using any module you like by passing the "twig" to a second parser. For example, you can use Twig to pull out each section of a file then use XML::DOM to parse and operate on it. Finally, there is XML::Twig::XPath which combines Twig and XPath for a very powerful tool for quickly and with minimal memory footprint. Sean	[reply]
Re^2: XML::DOM Alternative by coontie (Sexton) on Jun 22, 2005 at 18:42 UTC
I have a combo of: use XML::Parser; use XML::SimpleObject; which works very well via an object-oriented interface.	[reply]
Re: XML::DOM Alternative by PerlingTheUK (Hermit) on Jun 23, 2005 at 12:02 UTC
Thank you for all your replies. I will consider XML::Twig. I am sorry I did not reply any earlier but my Wireless router dd not like the heat wave we have here in the midlands at the moment. Cheers, PerlingTheUK	[reply]