Xstream in two minute

gistfile1.java

/** http://xstream.codehaus.org/tutorial.html **/
public class DemoXstreal {
public class Person {
  private String firstname;
  private String lastname;
  private PhoneNumber phone;
  private PhoneNumber fax;
  // ... constructors and methods
}
 
public class PhoneNumber {
  private int code;
  private String number;
  // ... constructors and methods
}
 
public static void main(String[] args) {
  XStream xstream = new XStream(new StaxDriver());
 
 
  // Serializing an 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);
 
  //Deserializing an object back from XML
  Person newJoe = (Person)xstream.fromXML(xml);
  }
}