[Solved] Very simple XML::Simple problem

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

Hi all,
I want to get rid of the <opt> node, created with XMLout().

Let me illustrate this. I want to create a piece of XML that looks like this :

<book_1>title_1</book1>
<book_2>title_2</book1>
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And with this piece of code :

use XML::Simple;

my %xml_hash = (
    book1 => ['bla'],
    book2 => ['bli'],
);

my $xml = XMLout(\%xml_hash, KeyAttr => []);
print $xml;
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i get this XML structure instead :

<opt>
    <book_1>title_1</book1>
    <book_2>title_2</book1>
</opt>
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I don't want this <opt> node, is there any way to not create it, with XMLout()?

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Re: Very simple XML::Simple problem by jacaril (Beadle) on Nov 07, 2012 at 16:25 UTC
opts is the default root name, setting RootName to undefined should solve your issue. `my $xml = XMLout(\%xml_hash, RootName => undef);`	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Very simple XML::Simple problem by roboticus (Chancellor) on Nov 07, 2012 at 16:31 UTC
mascip: The docs for XML::Simple mention that you can control the root element with the `RootName` option. Setting it to undef or the empty string should make it leave off the root elements. Using another value should change the name "opt" to the specified name. Caveat: I've not played with it, I'm just spouting off info from the docs. ...roboticus When your only tool is a hammer, all problems look like your thumb.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: Very simple XML::Simple problem by mascip (Pilgrim) on Nov 07, 2012 at 16:45 UTC
I skipped this part of the doc apparently. Thanks a lot to you two !	[reply]

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