Perl Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - v6.01, by Dr. Herong Yang
XML::Simple Module - XML Parser and Generator
This chapter provides tutorial examples and notes on the XML::Simple module. Topics include XMLin() method to parse an XML string into a hash; XMLout() method to generator an XML string from a hash; XML::Simple options: forcearraym, suppressempty, and keyattri; working with XML hashes.
"forcearray" - Forcing Element Contents as Arrays
"suppressempty" - Parsing Empty Elements
Takeaways:
If you need to know more about XML, please read my other book: "XML Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples" at herongyang.com/XML.
Table of Contents
Data Types: Values and Variables
Expressions, Operations and Simple Statements
Name Spaces and Perl Module Files
Hard References - Addresses of Memory Objects
Objects (or References) and Classes (or Packages)
Typeglob and Importing Identifiers from Other Packages
String Built-in Functions and Performance
File Handles and Data Input/Output
Open Directories and Read File Names
File System Functions and Operations
Socket Communication Over the Internet
►XML::Simple Module - XML Parser and Generator
SOAP::Lite - SOAP Server-Client Communication Module
Perl Programs as IIS Server CGI Scripts
CGI (Common Gateway Interface)
XML-RPC - Remote Procedure Call with XML and HTTP
RPC::XML - Perl Implementation of XML-RPC
Integrating Perl with Apache Web Server
CGI.pm Module for Building Web Pages
LWP::UserAgent and Web Site Testing
Converting Perl Script to Executable Binary