A very simple XML parser loosely binding text into the given Java class structure.

Written by zencd. Java7+.

• Parsing done by a Java model, no annoytations needed
• XML may come in different (free) forms but it gonna be parsed anyway

public static class CarXml { public String color; public List<Wheel> wheel; public static class Wheel { public String name; } } 

Setting a Java property could be done via an XML attribute, but also via a dedicated tag:

<root color='red'/> <root> <color>red</color> </root> 

The full form:

<root> <wheels> <wheel name='one'/> <wheel name='two'/> </wheels> </root> 

Without the parent <wheels> it works too:

<root> <wheel name='one'/> <wheel name='two'/> </root> 

A special tag <item> automatically recognized as a <wheel> being inside a collection:

<root> <wheels> <item name='one'/> </wheels> </root> 

You may also mix all the approaches.

CarXml root = FreeFormXmlParser.parse(CarXml.class, xmlContent); 

Also refer to tests like FreeFormXmlParserTest.

See PropertyBinder and its derivation DefaultPropertyBinder.

• Bind properties like some-prop to Java, and tag names also
• Be able to bind 'NaMe' to 'NamE' (any forms)