Converting Java to XML file

[Parameswaran Thangavel]

hi all
i am looking for a tool which do the below requirement.

Given the Java file, it will generate the XML file for that java file.

say java class like

Class Student{
private int age;
private String Name;
private char Sex;

}


the output i am expecting is

<Student>
<age></age>
<Name></Name>
<Sex></Sex>
</Student>

I donno whether there might me one. but i want to convert the exisitng java class to XML file as said above. since i am having numerous java file i am looking for the tool of above kind.

[Ulf Dittmer]

If the class conforms to the Beans specification, then you can use the java.beans.XMLEncoder/Decoder classes. Otherwise, have a look at libraries like XMLBeans.

[Jesper de Jong]

Have a look at JAXB: http://java.sun.com/webservices/jaxb/
Or at Castor: http://www.castor.org/

[dennis zined]

Castor is your friend...