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Simple Xml Framework loose mapping not working

I am trying to parse part of an xml document using Simple Xml Framework with the loose mapping flag set but i get an exception.

XML:

<Body>
    <TopGoalScorersResponse>
        <TopGoalScorersResult>
            <tTopGoalScorer>
                <sName>Alan Dzagoev</sName>
                <iGoals>3</iGoals>
                <sCountry>Y</sCountry>
                <sFlag>http://footballpool.dataaccess.eu/images/flags/ru.gif</sFlag>
                <sFlagLarge>http://footballpool.dataaccess.eu/images/flags/ru.png</sFlagLarge>
            </tTopGoalScorer>
        </TopGoalScorersResult>
    </TopGoalScorersResponse>
</Body>

Java:

TopGoalScorer topGoalScorer = serializer.read(TopGoalScorer.class, xml);

@Root(name="tTopGoalScorer", strict=false)
public class TopGoalScorer {
    @Element(name="sName")
    private String name;

    @Element(name="iGoals")
    private int numGoals;

    @Element(name="sCountry")
    private String country;

    @Element(name="sFlag")
    private String flagImageUrl;
}

Exception:

06-22 14:11:46.530: E/Soap(2057): Unable to satisfy @org.simpleframework.xml.Element(data=false, name=sCountry,     required=true, type=void) on field 'country' private java.lang.String uk.co.carr.david.TopGoalScorer.country for class uk.co.carr.david.TopGoalScorer at line 1
06-22 14:11:46.530: E/Soap(2057): org.simpleframework.xml.core.ValueRequiredException: Unable to satisfy @org.simpleframework.xml.Element(data=false, name=sCountry, required=true, type=void) on field 'country' private java.lang.String uk.co.carr.david.TopGoalScorer.country for class uk.co.carr.david.TopGoalScorer at line 1

Any ideas? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks David

Solution

  • It happens because you didn't clarify path to the element, Just try to use next constructions and all will be OK

        @Root(name="tTopGoalScorer", strict=false)
    public class TopGoalScorer {
        @Path("Body/TopGoalScorersResponse/TopGoalScorersResult/tTopGoalScorer/sName")
        @Element
        private String name;
    }