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Java Parser XML example

enter code hereI've to deserialize this XML:

<rows profile="color">
    <head>
        <columns>
            <column width="0" align="left" type="ro" sort="str" color=""><![CDATA[#]]></column>
            <column width="80" align="left" type="ro" sort="str" color=""><![CDATA[Targa]]></column>
            <column width="100" align="left" type="ro" sort="str" color=""><![CDATA[Telaio]]></column>
            <column width="150" align="left" type="ro" sort="str" color=""><![CDATA[Tipo]]></column>
            <column width="70" align="left" type="ro" sort="str" color=""><![CDATA[Archivio]]></column>
            <column width="220" align="left" type="co" sort="str" color=""><![CDATA[Commenti]]><option value="A">A</option><option value="B">B</option><option value="C">C</option></column>
            <column width="180" align="left" type="ed" sort="str" color=""><![CDATA[Destinatario]]></column>
        </columns>
    </head>
    <row>
        <cell><![CDATA[775]]></cell>
        <cell><![CDATA[AA000AA]]></cell>
        <cell><![CDATA[RTGGSHHJSJSNN]]></cell>
        <cell><![CDATA[CDP]]></cell>
        <cell><![CDATA[18]]></cell>
        <cell><![CDATA[...]]></cell>
        <cell><![CDATA[ ]]></cell>
    </row>
</rows>

But I haven't a defined class, how can I do it? I would use xstream library, but I don't know how use it.

EDIT:

But if I want to create a destination class, how I create it? I should have something like:

public class Rows { 
    private Head head; 
    private Row[] row; 
}

public class Head { 
    private Columns columns;
} 

public class Columns {
    private Column column; // How can I get attributes?
}

public class Row {
    private String [] cell;
}

and how can I use xstream after?

Solution

  • Take a look on JAXB. ( http://jaxb.java.net/ )

    It's a great lib for read/write a XML into/from classes. I know there are some plugins for it. I'm almost sure you can generate/create classes from a XML file or create the XML from annotaded classes.

    Some examples: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E17802_01/webservices/webservices/docs/1.6/tutorial/doc/JAXBUsing3.html

    Hello World: http://jaxb.java.net/tutorial/section_1_3-Hello-World.html