Java XStream - Ignore tag that doesn't exist in XML

Question

I currently use a piece of XML like the following

    Frank Smith
    100023412
    1         


        

Answer 1

Since XStream 1.4.5 durring marshaller declaration it's enough to use ignoreEnknownElements() method:

XStreamMarshaller marshaller = new XStreamMarshaller();
marshaller.getXStream().ignoreUnknownElements();
...

to ignore unnecessary elements.