$xml = <<'*END*'
<doc>
 <person>
  <fname>...</fname>
  <lname>...</lname>
  <email>...</email>
  <address>
   <street>...</street>
   <city>...</city>
   <country>...</country>
   <bogus>...</bogus>
  </address>
  <phones>
   <phone type="home">123-456-7890</phone>
   <phone type="office">663-486-7890</phone>
   <phone type="fax">663-486-7000</phone>
  </phones>
 </person>
 <person>
  <fname>...</fname>
  <lname>...</lname>
  <email>...</email>
  <address>
   <street>...</street>
   <city>...</city>
   <country>...</country>
   <bogus>...</bogus>
  </address>
  <phones>
   <phone type="office">663-486-7891</phone>
  </phones>
 </person>
</doc>
*END*

%rules = (
	_default => sub {$_[0] => $_[1]->{_content}},
	bogus => undef,
	address => sub {address => "$_[1]->{street}, $_[1]->{city} ($_[1]->{country})"},
	phone => sub {$_[1]->{type} => $_[1]->{content}},
		# let's use the "type" attribute as the key and the content as the value
	phones => sub {delete $_[1]->{_content}; %{$_[1]}}, 
		# remove the text content and pass along the type => content from the child nodes
	person => sub { # lets print the values, all the data is readily available in the attributes
		print "$_[1]->{lname}, $_[1]->{fname} <$_[1]->{email}>\n";
		print "Home phone: $_[1]->{home}\n" if $_[1]->{home};
		print "Office phone: $_[1]->{office}\n" if $_[1]->{office};
		print "Fax: $_[1]->{fax}\n" if $_[1]->{fax};
		print "$_[1]->{address}\n\n";
		return; # the <person> tag is processed, no need to remember what it contained
	},
);