# Pasrse data between repeated xml tags

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pasrse-data-between-repeated-xml-tags/172270
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [March 14, 2019, 7:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pasrse-data-between-repeated-xml-tags/172270 "2019-03-14T07:49:37Z")
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#### Post date: [March 14, 2019, 2:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/pasrse-data-between-repeated-xml-tags/172270/2 "2019-03-14T14:02:04Z")

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> [@sverma](#):
>
> codec =\> multiline {  
> pattern =\> "^\</job\_list\>"  
> negate =\> "true"  
> what =\> "previous"  
> }

This will not result in valid XML. I suggest you consume the entire file as a single event using a multiline codec with a pattern that never matches. For example

```
codec => multiline { pattern => "^Spalanzani" what => "previous" negate => true auto_flush_interval => 2 }

```

You will then be able to parse elements from /job\_info/job\_list or /queue\_info/job\_list.

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