Serializing an ArrayList using the Simple Framework for XML

Asset.java

package com.softsols.xmltest;

import org.simpleframework.xml.Default;
import org.simpleframework.xml.Root;

@Default
@Root(name="Job")
public class Job extends MessageType {
	private String jobCode;
	private String assetCode;
	private String description;

	public Job(String jobCode, String assetCode, String description) {
		super();
		this.jobCode = jobCode;
		this.assetCode = assetCode;
		this.description = description;
	}



	public String getJobCode() {
		return jobCode;
	}
	public void setJobCode(String jobCode) {
		this.jobCode = jobCode;
	}
	public String getAssetCode() {
		return assetCode;
	}
	public void setAssetCode(String assetCode) {
		this.assetCode = assetCode;
	}
	public String getDescription() {
		return description;
	}
	public void setDescription(String description) {
		this.description = description;
	}


}

Job.java

package com.softsols.xmltest;

import org.simpleframework.xml.Default;

@Default
public class Job extends MessageType {
	private String jobCode;
	private String assetCode;
	private String description;
	
	public Job(String jobCode, String assetCode, String description) {
		super("JobDS");
		this.jobCode = jobCode;
		this.assetCode = assetCode;
		this.description = description;
	}
	
	
	
	public String getJobCode() {
		return jobCode;
	}
	public void setJobCode(String jobCode) {
		this.jobCode = jobCode;
	}
	public String getAssetCode() {
		return assetCode;
	}
	public void setAssetCode(String assetCode) {
		this.assetCode = assetCode;
	}
	public String getDescription() {
		return description;
	}
	public void setDescription(String description) {
		this.description = description;
	}

	
}

MessagType.java

package com.softsols.xmltest;

import org.simpleframework.xml.Attribute;
import org.simpleframework.xml.Order;
import org.simpleframework.xml.Root;
import org.simpleframework.xml.Transient;

@Root
@Order(attributes={"DataSet", "Version"})
public class MessageType {
	@Transient
	public String dataSet;
	@Attribute(name="Version")
	private static final String version = "3.5.1.0";
	
	public MessageType(@Transient String dataSet) {
		// TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
		this.dataSet = dataSet;
		
	}
	@Attribute(name="DataSet")
	public String getDataSet(){
		return this.dataSet;
	}
	
	@Attribute(name="DataSet")
	public void setDataSet(String dataSet){
		this.dataSet = dataSet;
	}
}

Serialize.java

public String convertObjectToXML(Object obj){
 	   Serializer serializer = new Persister();

 	   ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
 	   
 	   try {
 		   serializer.write(obj, baos);
 		} catch (IOException e) {
 			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
 			e.printStackTrace();
 			return e.getMessage();
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 		// TODO Auto-generated catch block
 			e.printStackTrace();
 			return e.getMessage();
 		}
 		return  baos.toString();
    }

WrapperList.java

package com.softsols.xmltest;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import org.simpleframework.xml.Default;
import org.simpleframework.xml.ElementList;
import org.simpleframework.xml.ElementListUnion;
import org.simpleframework.xml.Root;

//<wrapperList>
//   <asset>
//      <assetCode>air01</assetCode>
//      <description>Air Conditioner</description>
//   </asset>
//   <job>
//      <assetCode>air01</assetCode>
//      <description>fix it dummy</description>
//      <jobCode>0001</jobCode>
//   </job>
//</wrapperList>

@Default
@Root
public class WrapperList {
    @ElementListUnion({
        @ElementList(entry="asset", inline=true, type=Asset.class),
        @ElementList(entry="job", inline=true, type=Job.class)
        
     })
    private ArrayList<MessageType> list;


	public WrapperList(    @ElementListUnion({
        @ElementList(name="asset", type=Asset.class),
        @ElementList(name="job", type=Job.class)
     })  ArrayList<MessageType> list){
		this.list = list;
	}

	public WrapperList(MessageType listItem){
		this.list = new ArrayList<MessageType>();
		this.list.add(listItem);
	}

	public void addList(MessageType listItem){
		
		this.list.add(listItem);
	}

	public ArrayList<MessageType> getList(){
		return this.list;
	}
    
	

}