Represent XML in java object

Question

I have a xml file and I want to represent it in java objects in best way (using the best data structures.) What is the best architecture for it.

Ex:

<Parent>
<child1 par=aaa par2=bbb>
<userName>xxx</userName>
<password>xxx</password>

</child1>

<child2>
<child22>

---------

</child22>
</child2>
</parent>

Here how do I manage the java classes and variable ?

Take a look at XStream, it's an easy solution for your problem. — Erik Pragt, Aug 14 '13 at 11:40
Take a look at Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB) http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/javase/index-140168.html — Aniket Thakur, Aug 14 '13 at 12:03

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 14 '13 at 11:53

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This is what JAXB was born for. It's the built-in Java object-to-XML binding API.

answered Aug 14 '13 at 11:53

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:25

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There's plenty of information readily available on Java XML parsers. Check out this thread for some great discussion and recommendations.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:25

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answered Aug 14 '13 at 11:39

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score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Jan 15 '19 at 13:02

Class Parent {
    // List containing child class objects
    List<child> childList = new ArrayList<child>();

    getChildList(){}
    setChildList(){}

}

Class Child {
    String username;
    String password;

    //getter/setters for username and password.//
}

The child class contains 2 strings to represent "username" and "password". This class represents the child node in the given xml.

The parent class contains a list of child class objects. This class represents the parent tag in the xml and list of child class objects is for the child nodes in the xml.

The XML can be parsed and the values for each node can be stored using the above architecture.

Alternatively, JAXB can be used to automate this conversion from XML to JAVA objects.

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Represent XML in java object

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