Removing XML Java class attribute from SimpleXML code

Question

I am using SimpleXML to generate XML in a web service. But what I find with SimplexML is that the resulting code includes an attribute containing the underlying Java class type of the objects being represented.

So if I am using a Java ArrayList of a class of mine which is stored in the recentVisualisation element below, I get:

<User_Recent_Visualisations>
  <userNo>025347_17042011_1303046799093</userNo>
  <recentVisualisations class="java.util.ArrayList">
     <recent_Visualisation recentVisNo="9" recentVisName="fred">
        <createdDateTime>2013-06-28T14:09:17</createdDateTime>
    </recent_Visualisation>
  ...
</User_Recent_Visualisations>

Does anyone know if the attribute class="java.util.ArrayList"> can be suppressed?

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:25

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In your code if you are using List<Type> recentVisualisations for your items, Change it to ArrayList<Type> recentVisualisations (of course make sure this is what you want). The class attribute tells you what implementation of List is being used

UPDATE

You can also make it inline like mentioned here: Remove class= attribute

Basically

@Path("recentVisualisations")
@VisualisationList(inline=true)
<Access-Specifier>List<Type> recentVisualisations;

edited May 23 '17 at 10:25

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answered Jun 30 '13 at 14:12

Vrashabh Irde

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But can the attribute be removed? – Mr Morgan Jun 30 '13 at 14:16
Try either the first or the second above and the attribute should disappear – Vrashabh Irde Jun 30 '13 at 14:19
Many thanks. The attribute is gone. – Mr Morgan Jun 30 '13 at 14:31

Removing XML Java class attribute from SimpleXML code

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