my $yahoo = 'one';

my @ones;
my $twig = XML::Twig->new ( twig_roots => { computer => sub { oneHandl
+er ( \@ones, @_, $yahoo);} } );

$twig->parse($xml);

print Dumper(@ones);

sub oneHandler {
    my ($result_ref, $twig, $elt,$yabal ) = @_;
    my %master;

    return unless $elt->att('id') eq $yabal;

    for my $child ( $elt->descendants() ) {
        #my %atts = %{ $child->atts () };
         $master{$child->child} = %{ $child->atts () };

         next unless %master;
         push @$result_ref, \%master;

    }
}
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use strict;
use warnings;

use XML::Twig;

my $xml = <<XML;
<foo>
      <yahoo V="bay">
          <bay_id>
              <value>1</value>
              <fact>yes</fact>
          </bay_id>
          <bay_seen>
              <value>10</value>
              <fact>no</fact>
          </bay_seen>
          <bay_overall value="disabled"/>
          <bayking_list>
              <bayking id="kingjames" country="usa" active="true">
                  <bayking type="dictator"/>
                  <bay_usage value="none"/>
                  <bayking_origin>
                        <bayking_origin_name value="ohio_usa" emmigrat
+e="no">
                               <economy_status_previous value="very po
+or" />
                        </bayking_origin_name>
                  </bayking_origin>
              </bayking>
          </bayking_list>
          <bayqueen_list>
              <bayqueen id="queenliz" country="france" active="true">
                  <bayqueen type="dictator"/>
                  <bay_usage value="none"/>
                  <bayqueen_origin>
                        <bayqueen_origin_name value="ohio_usa" emmigra
+te="no"/>
                  </bayqueen_origin>
              </bayqueen>
          </bayqueen_list>
      </yahoo>
      <yahoo V="baz">
          <bay_id>
              <value>1000</value>
              <fact>yes</fact>
          </bay_id>
          <bay_seen>
              <value>50</value>
              <fact>no</fact>
          </bay_seen>
          <bay_overall value="disabled"/>
          <bayking_list>
              <bayking id="kingtony" country="Russia" active="true">
                  <bayking type="dictator"/>
                  <bay_usage value="none"/>
                  <bayking_origin>
                        <bayking_origin_name value="ohio_usa" emmigrat
+e="no">
                               <economy_status_previous value="very po
+or" />
                        </bayking_origin_name>
                  </bayking_origin>
              </bayking>
          </bayking_list>
          <bayqueen_list>
              <bayqueen id="queensarah" country="japan" active="true">
                  <bayqueen type="dictator"/>
                  <bay_usage value="none"/>
                  <bayqueen_origin>
                        <bayqueen_origin_name value="ca_usa" emmigrate
+="no"/>
                               <economy_status_previous value="very po
+or" />
                               <previous marriage="no"/>
                  </bayqueen_origin>
              </bayqueen>
          </bayqueen_list>
      </yahoo>
</foo>
XML

my $sabal = new XML::Twig(
              twig_roots          => {
                     'foo/yahoo'  =>
                     #'bayking[@id="kingtony"]'   =>
                         sub {
                             my ($yabal, $element ) = @_;
                             if ( $yabal->bayking_list->bayking->att('
+id') eq 'kingtony' ) {
                                     $element->print;
                             }
                          }
              }
);

$sabal->parse($xml);
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I was hoping this would work but still no go..
Why (what made you think it would work)? What errors do you get?

actually i did make it work


my $sabal = new XML::Twig(        
              twig_roots          => {
                     'foo/yahoo'  =>
                     #'bayking[@id="kingtony"]'   =>
                         sub {  
                                my ($yabal, $element ) = @_;
                                if ( $element->first_child('bayking_li
+st')->first_child('bayking')->att('id') eq 'kingtony' ) {
                                       $element->print;
                             }
                          }
              }
);

$sabal->parse($xml);
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result-->

<yahoo V="baz"><bay_id><value>1000</value><fact>yes</fact></bay_id><ba
+y_seen><value>50</value><fact>no</fact></bay_seen><bay_overall value=
+"disabled"/><bayking_list><bayking active="true" country="Russia" id=
+"kingtony"><bayking type="dictator"/><bay_usage value="none"/><baykin
+g_origin><bayking_origin_name emmigrate="no" value="ohio_usa"><econom
+y_status_previous value="very poor"/></bayking_origin_name></bayking_
+origin></bayking></bayking_list><bayqueen_list><bayqueen active="true
+" country="japan" id="queensarah"><bayqueen type="dictator"/><bay_usa
+ge value="none"/><bayqueen_origin><bayqueen_origin_name emmigrate="no
+" value="ca_usa"/><economy_status_previous value="very poor"/><previo
+us marriage="no"/></bayqueen_origin></bayqueen></bayqueen_list></yaho
+o>
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now I just need to work on putting this on hash of hash refernce...