SimpleXML Single Depth Element with Attribute in Inline List

Question

I want to parse the following XML

<entry key="9" type="9">
  <value>
    <amount stake="10">50000000</amount>
    <amount stake="1">5000000</amount>
    <winner>0.0</winner>
    <description>9 Correct Numbers</description>
  </value>
</entry>

I try to achieve this with the follow classes:

@Root(name="entry")
public class OddsEntryXMLObject {

    @Attribute(name="key")
    private String iKey;

    @Attribute(name="jackpot", required=false)
    private String iJackpot;

    @Attribute(name="type", required=false)
    private String iType;

    @Element(name="value")
    private OddsValueXMLObject iOddsValueXMLObject;
}

public class OddsAmountXMLObject {

    @Element(name="amount")
    private String iAmount;

    @Attribute(name="stake", required=false)
    private String iStake;
}

However I get the following exception:

java.lang.RuntimeException: org.simpleframework.xml.core.ValueRequiredException: Unable to satisfy @org.simpleframework.xml.Element(data=false, name=amount, required=true, type=void) on field 'iAmount' private java.lang.String OddsAmountXMLObject.iAmount for class OddsAmountXMLObject at line 1

Anyone know how to parse this?

Answer 1

There is no declaration for OddsValueXMLObject class in the code provided. Assuming the declaration is what I think it is, the error message basically means that it expects an amount element inside an amount element, like this:

<amount>
    <amount></amount>
</amount>

Of course, there is nothing like that in the XML you have. You can parse it with this instead:

@Root(name="entry")
public class OddsEntryXMLObject{
    @Attribute(name="key")
    private String key;

    @Attribute(name="jackpot", required=false)
    private String jackpot;

    @Attribute(name="type", required=false)
    private String type;

    @Element(name="value")
    private OddsValueXMLObject value;
}

@Root(name="value")
public class OddsValueXMLObject{
    @ElementList(inline=true)
    private java.util.List<OddsAmountXMLObject> amounts;

    @Element(name="winner", required=false)
    private String winner;

    @Element(name="description", required=false)
    private String description;
}

@Root(name="amount")
public class OddsAmountXMLObject{
    @Attribute(name="stake", required=false)
    private String stake; 

    @Text
    private String text;
}