Best module for Creating [Writing out] XML

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Re: Best module for Creating [Writing out] XML by marto (Cardinal) on Oct 19, 2013 at 15:26 UTC
Perhaps you mean the order of elements is not being maintained? Tutorials => XML Technologies which inclues Stepping up from XML::Simple to XML::LibXML (by the author of XML::Simple) among other posts which should be of interest to you.	[reply]
Re^2: Best module for Creating [Writing out] XML by Anonymous Monk on Oct 19, 2013 at 15:43 UTC
Yes, I meant the elements. Is XML::LibXML the current best? that post is 8 years old!	[reply]
Re^3: Best module for Creating [Writing out] XML by marto (Cardinal) on Oct 19, 2013 at 15:58 UTC
Define "best"? The link I gave you contains posts about other modules, perhaps you should read them since you have yet to tell us exactly what you want to achieve, what "best" means in this case.	[reply]
Re^4: Best module for Creating [Writing out] XML by Anonymous Monk on Oct 19, 2013 at 16:05 UTC
Re: Best module for Creating [Writing out] XML by bitingduck (Chaplain) on Oct 19, 2013 at 17:07 UTC
For something with a more control than XML::Simple, and not as steep a learning curve as the full XML::LibXML, you might want to try XML::TreeBuilder. All of the parts of the documentation that you probably want are actually in HTML::Element, which is a subclass. It's straightforward to use, if a bit tedious sometimes, if you want to build a well behaved tree of XML or HTML. But as far as "best", it really depends on what you need to optimize. I often use different modules that cover related functions depending on whether it's a quick hack or something I want to be able to expand later.	[reply]
Re: Best module for Creating [Writing out] XML by aitap (Curate) on Oct 19, 2013 at 21:21 UTC
I found XML::Writer to be convinient to write XML files in stream mode (i.e. "start tag A, start tag B with attribute C = "1", print XML-encoded data, close two tags"). It probably won't be so easy to work with it if you already have a tree of data to serialize, and complex things like automatic schema validation and namespace fetching are not implemented, but otherwise XML::Writer can help you.	[reply]
Re: Best module for Creating [Writing out] XML by ambrus (Abbot) on Oct 19, 2013 at 19:34 UTC
Please see the earlier question Module for XML output.	[reply]
Re: Best module for Creating [Writing out] XML by boftx (Deacon) on Oct 19, 2013 at 16:54 UTC
Depending upon the complexity of what you create, you might find it easier (and possibly more efficient) to use Template or even the `qq` operator to create your records with the exact order/structure you want. I have always found creating XML to be a simple task, bordering on trivial. It is the decoding that always a pain with regard to efficiency and/or resources required. The answer to the question "Can we do this?" is always an emphatic "Yes!" Just give me enough time and money.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Best module for Creating [Writing out] XML by LanX (Saint) on Oct 19, 2013 at 14:56 UTC
> its getting shuffled. Harlem shuffled ??? ;-) --> How do I post a question effectively? Cheers Rolf ( addicted to the Perl Programming Language)	[reply]
Re^2: Best module for Creating [Writing out] XML by Anonymous Monk on Oct 19, 2013 at 15:39 UTC
No,Gangnam shuffle!!! :D	[reply]


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