Java Objects to XML

[Yohan Liyanage]

Is it possible to serialize a Java object to an XML file and distribute it through a web service?

[Masoud Kalali]

Hi Yohan,
You can use Xstream located in http://xstream.codehaus.org/ or any other object to xml serializer like JAXB,JBIX,...

But can i ask why you want to serialize an object yourself?

[William Brogden]

If the object class follows the JavaBean conventions you can serialize it to XML using the java.beans.XMLEncoder class (since java 1.4).

Note that some Java objects cannot be serialized by any method because of specific information specific to the operating system and/or current JVM.

Bill

[Yohan Liyanage]

Thanks Masoud, Bill. I just wanted to know if there is a possibility. I am considering different approaches for a distributed application framework.