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my $xml_obj = new XML::Smart( $xml ) ;
my $hash_when_cat_eq_special = ( $xml_obj->{list}{value}( 'category', 
+'eq', 'special' )->pointer() );

$hash_when_cat_eq_special will contain:
{
...
                   "instance" => 0,
                 },
}

my $xml_obj = new XML::Smart( $xml ) ;
my $param_contents = $xml_obj->{list}{value}( 'category', 'eq', 'speci
+al' )->{parameter}->content();

$param_contents will contain: 
"nameofparameter1"