use strict ; use warnings ; use XML::Smart ; my %hash = ( 'key1' => 'value1' , 'key2' => 'value2' , 'key3' => 'value3' , 'key4' => 'value4' , ); my $xml_obj = new XML::Smart(); foreach my $key ( keys %hash ) { $xml_obj->{form}{$key} = { CONTENT => $hash{ $key } } ; } print $xml_obj->data();