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Hi,

I have an XML file which has holds actual result. I have another XML file which has the expected result. I need to compare these two and see if they
are the same. Whitspaces and placement of the elements might be diferent. What is the best way to handle this?

Example:
Got this result:
<store>
<book>
<name>XYZ</name>
<author>ABC</author>
</book>
</store>


Expected result:
<store>
<book>
<author> ABC </author>
<name> XYZ </name>
</book>
</store>

Thanks,
Rumpa

Rumpa wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have an XML file which has holds actual result. I have another XML file which has the expected result. I need to compare these two and see if they
> are the same. Whitspaces and placement of the elements might be diferent. What is the best way to handle this?
>
> Example:
> Got this result:
> <store>
> <book>
> <name>XYZ</name>
> <author>ABC</author>
> </book>
> </store>
>
>
> Expected result:
> <store>
> <book>
> <author> ABC </author>
> <name> XYZ </name>
> </book>
> </store>



Use one of the XML parsers found
in the CPAN to transform data into
a suitable structure.

Compare as needed. For example:

use XML::Simple;
use Test::More tests => 1;
use Test:eep;

my $actual =
'<store>
<book>
<name>XYZ</name>
<author>ABC</author>
</book>
</store>';

my $expected =
'<store>
<book>
<author> ABC </author>
<name> XYZ </name>
</book>
</store>';

my $a_ = XMLin($actual, NormaliseSpace => 2 );
my $e_ = XMLin($expected, NormaliseSpace => 2 );

cmp_deeply(
$a_,
$e_,
"XML::Simple hashes"
);

--
Hope this helps,
Steven

Rumpa wrote:

>I have an XML file which has holds actual result. I have another XML file
>which has the expected result. I need to compare these two and see if they
>are the same.

Take a look at the module XML:iff. It might do what you want.

--
Bart.