Java: XML to Object (or Array)

Question

How could I convert a XML Document to a Java Object (or Array)? I readed the XML like this:

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Answer 1

Use XStream.

Object to XML

Person joe = new Person("Joe", "Walnes");
joe.setPhone(new PhoneNumber(123, "1234-456"));
joe.setFax(new PhoneNumber(123, "9999-999"));
String xml = xstream.toXML(joe);

The resulting XML looks like this:

  Joe
  Walnes
  
    123
    1234-456
  
  
    123
    9999-999
  
    

XML to Object

Person newJoe = (Person)xstream.fromXML(xml);

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