$|=1; use XML::Rules; use Data::Dumper; $xml = <<'*END*'; Jane Luser JLuser@bogus.com
Washington st. Old Creek The US bleargh
123-456-7890 663-486-7890 663-486-7000
John Other JOther@silly.com
Grant's st. New Creek Canada sdrysdfgtyh degtrhy degtrhy werthywerthy drthyu
663-486-7891
*END* %rules = ( _default => 'content', '^bogus' => undef, # means "ignore" address => sub {address => "$_[1]->{street}, $_[1]->{city} ($_[1]->{country})"}, person => sub { #print Dumper($_[2], $_[3]); return '@person' => "$_[1]->{lname}, $_[1]->{fname}\n<$_[1]->{email}>\n$_[1]->{address}" }, doc => sub { join "\n\n", @{$_[1]->{person}} }, ); my $parser = new XML::Rules ( rules => \%rules, # other options ); use Data::Dumper; print Dumper($parser); print "About to parse\n"; my $result = $parser->parsestring($xml); print "Result:\n$result\n";