> -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 22 October 2008 06:00 > To: Perl Beginners > Subject: XML::Simple question > > while trying to study the article on perlmonks.org, > > http://perlmonks.org/?node_id=490846 > > regarding XML parsing, I need bit of clarfication. > > how do I parse out > > <image src="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/covers/perlbp.s.gif"; > width="145" height="190" /> > > > I tried $book->{image}->{src}... but doesn't work.. I need some > understanding on how these information is stored. > > > > parsing code > > use XML::Simple qw(:strict); > > my $library = XMLin($filename, > ForceArray => 1, > KeyAttr => {}, > ); > > foreach my $book (@{$library->{book}}) { > print $book->{title}->[0], "\n" > > } > > XML file > > <library> > <book> > <title>Perl Best Practices</title> > <author>Damian Conway</author> > <isbn>0596001738</isbn> > <pages>542</pages> > <image src="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/covers/perlbp.s.gif"; > width="145" height="190" /> > </book> > <book> > <title>Perl Cookbook, Second Edition</title> > <author>Tom Christiansen</author> > <author>Nathan Torkington</author> > <isbn>0596003137</isbn> > <pages>964</pages> > <image src="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/covers/perlckbk2.s.gi > +f" > width="145" height="190" /> > </book> > <book> > <title>Guitar for Dummies</title> > <author>Mark Phillips</author> > <author>John Chappell</author> > <isbn>076455106X</isbn> > <pages>392</pages> > <image src="http://media.wiley.com/product_data/coverImage/6X/07 > +645510/076455106X.jpg" > width="100" height="125" /> > </book> > </library> > > > > -- I gave up with XML::Simple it did not seem to work (well I could not getit to work) in the way that the documentation suggested.
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