Jackson Glossary: XmlMapper
Package: org.codehaus.jackson.xml
Jar: jackson-xc
Role
This is a special subtype of ObjectMapper: it is configured with handlers (instances of JsonFactory, other handlers) that can read and write XML, instead of JSON.
This feature was added after Jackson 1.7, as "mini-JAXB" project, Jackson extension.
Usage
Used similar to regular ObjectMappers, like: Serializer factory is used via ObjectMapper, and factory in use can be changed with:
1 XmlMapper mapper = new XmlMapper();
2 MyBean bean = new MyBean();
3 String xml = mapper.writeValueAsString(bean);
4 // we get something like "<MyBean><property>value</property>....</MyBean>"
5 MyBean beanFromXml = mapper.readValue(xml, MyBean.class);
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