---
name: "Excel::Writer::XLSX::Package::XMLwriterSimple"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libexcel-writer-xlsx-perl"
version: "0.47-1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Excel::Writer::XLSX::Package::XMLwriterSimple"
---

# Excel::Writer::XLSX::Package::XMLwriterSimple(3pm)

Light weight re-implementation of XML::Writer. This module is used internally by Excel::Writer::XLSX.

## NAME

XMLwriterSimple - Light weight re-implementation of XML::Writer.

This module is used internally by Excel::Writer::XLSX.

## DESCRIPTION

This module is used by Excel::Writer::XLSX for writing XML documents. It is a light weight re-implementation of XML::Writer.

XMLwriterSimple is approximately twice as fast as XML::Writer. This speed is achieved at the expense of error and correctness checking. In addition not all of the XML::Writer methods are implemented. As such, XMLwriterSimple is not recommended for use outside of Excel::Writer::XLSX.

If required XMLwriterSimple can be overridden and XML::Writer can be used in its place by setting an `"_EXCEL_WRITER_XLSX_USE_XML_WRITER"` environmental variable:

```
    export _EXCEL_WRITER_XLSX_USE_XML_WRITER=1
    perl example.pl
    Or for one off programs:
    _EXCEL_WRITER_XLSX_USE_XML_WRITER=1 perl example.pl
```

This technique is used for verifying the test suite with both XMLwriterSimple and XML::Writer:

```
    _EXCEL_WRITER_XLSX_USE_XML_WRITER=1 prove -l -r t
```

## SEE ALSO

XML::Writer.

## AUTHOR

John McNamara jmcnamara@cpan.org

## COPYRIGHT

X MM-MMXII, John McNamara.

All Rights Reserved. This module is free software. It may be used, redistributed and/or modified under the same terms as Perl itself.

## LICENSE

Either the Perl Artistic Licence \<http://dev.perl.org/licenses/artistic.html\> or the GPL \<http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php\>.

## DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

See the documentation for Excel::Writer::XLSX.