XML and Perl

XML::XPath Perl Module

The XML::XPath module was written by Matt Sergeant and provides access to the contents of an XML document using the XPath standard. XML::XPath was developed to strictly comply with the XPath standard. The strict compliance to the standard is important because after you’re familiar with the standard, it is very easy to use this module. However, the design of the module is open enough so that users can expand the base functionality of the module by adding additional functions. Let’s take a look at an example.

XML::XPath Perl Module Example

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