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regex to get xml (Element Name + Value)

sbsbb
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I have a xml-field with two different Elements :


...


...

I wanted to extract the 2 Elements, but also knowing after extract, where the info is coming form.

If I make something like that :
<(Element1|Element2)\b[^>]>(?P.)</(Element1|Element2)

Then I have the multivalued element "element", but I don't know it the data in it, is form Element1 or 2

Is it possible to have regex extracting the whole element with tag ? like
element= ...
...

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martin_mueller
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

If you want to include the tags in your field value you just need to move them into the parentheses and make sure the closing tags don't get greedily overlooked:

(?P<element><element[12]\b[^>]*>.*?</element[12]>)

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martin_mueller
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

If you want to include the tags in your field value you just need to move them into the parentheses and make sure the closing tags don't get greedily overlooked:

(?P<element><element[12]\b[^>]*>.*?</element[12]>)

sbsbb
Builder

It works, many thanks !

Because the element Name is complete different, I've adapted your answer to

(?P<(element1|element2)\b[^>]>.?</(element1|element2)>)

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