Re^2: map <IF> to hash with replacement

I understand this is well intentioned but I think it's bad advice. XML::Twig, XML::Rules, and XML::LibXML are probably all to be preferred over XML::Parser; I'd argue the libxml wrapper is definitely a better choice. And XML::Simple is anything but; it's a maze of special cases and their mapping parameters. It can be a very useful module but I wouldn't recommend it without knowing the problem and input at hand.

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Re^3: map <IF> to hash with replacement by mrdvt92 (Acolyte) on Feb 05, 2010 at 04:34 UTC
I would use XML::Simple. It's dead easy to bring XML in as Perl structures. `use XML::Simple qw{XMLin}; print keys %{XMLin("<root><x>1</x><y>2</y></root>")};` [download] This prints "xy".	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: map <IF> to hash with replacement by Your Mother (Archbishop) on Feb 05, 2010 at 05:28 UTC
Only in trivial circumstances. This has been discussed here at length. Even the author of XML::Simple recommends XML::LibXML in the other, manifold cases: Stepping up from XML::Simple to XML::LibXML.	[reply]