xml-playground.groovy

class SpeculationDTO {

private int value1;

private double value2;

}

def xml = """

<Attributes>
    <!-- Configuration -->
    <Attribute>
        <name>value1</name>
        <value>4</value>
    </Attribute>
    <Attribute>
        <name>value2</name>
        <value>1.02</value>
    </Attribute>
</Attributes>


"""


def convert = {

    def parsedData = new XmlSlurper().parseText(xml);

    def speculation = new SpeculationDTO();

    //for each attribute, call the propriate setter method in 'SpeculationDTO'
    for(i in parsedData.Attribute) {
       speculation."$i.name" = speculation."$i.name" instanceof Number ?  speculation."$i.name".class.newInstance(i.value.text())  :i.value.text()

    }

    return speculation;

}
r = convert()
println "${r.value1} ${r.value2}"

public class SpeculationDTO {
//configuration
private int value1;

private double value2;

}

def xml = '''



value1
4


value2
1.02



'''

def convert = {
def parsedData = new XmlSlurper().parseText(xml);

    def speculation = new SpeculationDTO();

    //for each attribute, call the propriate setter method in 'SpeculationDTO'
    for(i in parsedData.Attributes.Attribute) {
        speculation."$i.name" = i.value.text();
    }

    return speculation;

}
convert()