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     new a2842375f JUNEAU-213 Simplified to/from methods for data conversion
a2842375f is described below

commit a2842375fd158dcdfba0a95a7c9cc95e4032cfd4
Author: JamesBognar <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Fri Jun 24 15:14:39 2022 -0400

    JUNEAU-213 Simplified to/from methods for data conversion
---
 .../main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/N3.java   | 150 ++++++++++++++++++++
 .../java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/NTriple.java   | 150 ++++++++++++++++++++
 .../java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/RdfXml.java    | 150 ++++++++++++++++++++
 .../org/apache/juneau/marshall/RdfXmlAbbrev.java   | 150 ++++++++++++++++++++
 .../java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/Turtle.java    | 150 ++++++++++++++++++++
 .../org/apache/juneau/marshall/CharMarshall.java   |  67 ++++++++-
 .../main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/Html.java | 151 +++++++++++++++++++++
 .../main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/Json.java | 151 +++++++++++++++++++++
 .../java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/Marshall.java  | 124 +++++------------
 .../java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/MsgPack.java   | 140 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/OpenApi.java   | 151 +++++++++++++++++++++
 .../java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/PlainText.java | 151 +++++++++++++++++++++
 .../org/apache/juneau/marshall/SimpleJson.java     | 151 +++++++++++++++++++++
 .../org/apache/juneau/marshall/StreamMarshall.java |  68 ++++++++++
 .../main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/Uon.java  | 151 +++++++++++++++++++++
 .../org/apache/juneau/marshall/UrlEncoding.java    | 151 +++++++++++++++++++++
 .../main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/Xml.java  | 151 +++++++++++++++++++++
 .../Topics/02.juneau-marshall/03.jm.Marshalls.html |   6 +-
 18 files changed, 2267 insertions(+), 96 deletions(-)

diff --git 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall-rdf/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/N3.java
 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall-rdf/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/N3.java
index e97f41736..6e1593e98 100644
--- 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall-rdf/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/N3.java
+++ 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall-rdf/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/N3.java
@@ -12,7 +12,14 @@
 // 
***************************************************************************************************************************
 package org.apache.juneau.marshall;
 
+import java.io.*;
+import java.lang.reflect.*;
+import java.nio.charset.*;
+
+import org.apache.juneau.*;
 import org.apache.juneau.jena.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.parser.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.serializer.*;
 
 /**
  * A pairing of a {@link N3Serializer} and {@link N3Parser} into a single 
class with convenience read/write methods.
@@ -69,4 +76,147 @@ public class N3 extends CharMarshall {
        public N3() {
                this(N3Serializer.DEFAULT, N3Parser.DEFAULT);
        }
+       /**
+        * Parses an N3 input string to the specified type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type The object type to create.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(String input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses an N3 input object to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
+        * @param input
+        *      The input.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
+        *              <li>{@link Reader}
+        *              <li>{@link CharSequence}
+        *              <li>{@link InputStream} containing UTF-8 encoded text 
(or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code> containing UTF-8 
encoded text (or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li>{@link File} containing system encoded text (or 
charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#fileCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *      </ul>
+        * @param type The object type to create.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(Object input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException, IOException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses an N3 input string to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>, <jv>args</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object to create.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type
+        *      The object type to create.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        * @param args
+        *      The type arguments of the class if it's a collection or map.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        *      <br>Ignored if the main type is not a map or collection.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @see BeanSession#getClassMeta(Type,Type...) for argument syntax for 
maps and collections.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(String input, Type type, Type...args) throws 
ParseException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type, args);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses an N3 input object to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>, <jv>args</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object to create.
+        * @param input
+        *      The input.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
+        *              <li>{@link Reader}
+        *              <li>{@link CharSequence}
+        *              <li>{@link InputStream} containing UTF-8 encoded text 
(or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code> containing UTF-8 
encoded text (or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li>{@link File} containing system encoded text (or 
charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#fileCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *      </ul>
+        * @param type
+        *      The object type to create.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        * @param args
+        *      The type arguments of the class if it's a collection or map.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        *      <br>Ignored if the main type is not a map or collection.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        * @see BeanSession#getClassMeta(Type,Type...) for argument syntax for 
maps and collections.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(Object input, Type type, Type...args) throws 
ParseException, IOException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type, args);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Serializes a Java object to an N3 string.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling 
<c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.write(<jv>object</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
+        * @return
+        *      The serialized object.
+        * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert 
the output.
+        */
+       public static String to(Object object) throws SerializeException {
+               return DEFAULT.write(object);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Serializes a Java object to an N3 output.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling 
<c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.write(<jv>output</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
+        * @param output
+        *      The output object.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li>{@link Writer}
+        *              <li>{@link OutputStream} - Output will be written as 
UTF-8 encoded stream.
+        *              <li>{@link File} - Output will be written as 
system-default encoded stream.
+        *              <li>{@link StringBuilder} - Output will be written to 
the specified string builder.
+        *      </ul>
+        * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert 
the output.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        */
+       public static void to(Object object, Object output) throws 
SerializeException, IOException {
+               DEFAULT.write(object, output);
+       }
 }
diff --git 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall-rdf/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/NTriple.java
 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall-rdf/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/NTriple.java
index 502dd1526..4849aaa16 100644
--- 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall-rdf/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/NTriple.java
+++ 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall-rdf/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/NTriple.java
@@ -12,7 +12,14 @@
 // 
***************************************************************************************************************************
 package org.apache.juneau.marshall;
 
+import java.io.*;
+import java.lang.reflect.*;
+import java.nio.charset.*;
+
+import org.apache.juneau.*;
 import org.apache.juneau.jena.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.parser.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.serializer.*;
 
 /**
  * A pairing of a {@link NTripleSerializer} and {@link NTripleParser} into a 
single class with convenience read/write methods.
@@ -69,4 +76,147 @@ public class NTriple extends CharMarshall {
        public NTriple() {
                this(NTripleSerializer.DEFAULT, NTripleParser.DEFAULT);
        }
+       /**
+        * Parses an N-Triple input string to the specified type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type The object type to create.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(String input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses an N-Triple input object to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
+        * @param input
+        *      The input.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
+        *              <li>{@link Reader}
+        *              <li>{@link CharSequence}
+        *              <li>{@link InputStream} containing UTF-8 encoded text 
(or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code> containing UTF-8 
encoded text (or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li>{@link File} containing system encoded text (or 
charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#fileCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *      </ul>
+        * @param type The object type to create.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(Object input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException, IOException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses an N-Triple input string to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>, <jv>args</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object to create.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type
+        *      The object type to create.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        * @param args
+        *      The type arguments of the class if it's a collection or map.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        *      <br>Ignored if the main type is not a map or collection.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @see BeanSession#getClassMeta(Type,Type...) for argument syntax for 
maps and collections.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(String input, Type type, Type...args) throws 
ParseException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type, args);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses an N-Triple input object to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>, <jv>args</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object to create.
+        * @param input
+        *      The input.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
+        *              <li>{@link Reader}
+        *              <li>{@link CharSequence}
+        *              <li>{@link InputStream} containing UTF-8 encoded text 
(or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code> containing UTF-8 
encoded text (or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li>{@link File} containing system encoded text (or 
charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#fileCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *      </ul>
+        * @param type
+        *      The object type to create.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        * @param args
+        *      The type arguments of the class if it's a collection or map.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        *      <br>Ignored if the main type is not a map or collection.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        * @see BeanSession#getClassMeta(Type,Type...) for argument syntax for 
maps and collections.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(Object input, Type type, Type...args) throws 
ParseException, IOException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type, args);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Serializes a Java object to an N-Triple string.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling 
<c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.write(<jv>object</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
+        * @return
+        *      The serialized object.
+        * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert 
the output.
+        */
+       public static String to(Object object) throws SerializeException {
+               return DEFAULT.write(object);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Serializes a Java object to an N-Triple output.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling 
<c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.write(<jv>output</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
+        * @param output
+        *      The output object.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li>{@link Writer}
+        *              <li>{@link OutputStream} - Output will be written as 
UTF-8 encoded stream.
+        *              <li>{@link File} - Output will be written as 
system-default encoded stream.
+        *              <li>{@link StringBuilder} - Output will be written to 
the specified string builder.
+        *      </ul>
+        * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert 
the output.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        */
+       public static void to(Object object, Object output) throws 
SerializeException, IOException {
+               DEFAULT.write(object, output);
+       }
 }
diff --git 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall-rdf/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/RdfXml.java
 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall-rdf/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/RdfXml.java
index 634bfdd50..55e1d2bc7 100644
--- 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall-rdf/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/RdfXml.java
+++ 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall-rdf/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/RdfXml.java
@@ -12,7 +12,14 @@
 // 
***************************************************************************************************************************
 package org.apache.juneau.marshall;
 
+import java.io.*;
+import java.lang.reflect.*;
+import java.nio.charset.*;
+
+import org.apache.juneau.*;
 import org.apache.juneau.jena.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.parser.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.serializer.*;
 
 /**
  * A pairing of a {@link RdfXmlSerializer} and {@link RdfXmlParser} into a 
single class with convenience read/write methods.
@@ -69,4 +76,147 @@ public class RdfXml extends CharMarshall {
        public RdfXml() {
                this(RdfXmlSerializer.DEFAULT, RdfXmlParser.DEFAULT);
        }
+       /**
+        * Parses an RDF/XML input string to the specified type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type The object type to create.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(String input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses an RDF/XML input object to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
+        * @param input
+        *      The input.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
+        *              <li>{@link Reader}
+        *              <li>{@link CharSequence}
+        *              <li>{@link InputStream} containing UTF-8 encoded text 
(or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code> containing UTF-8 
encoded text (or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li>{@link File} containing system encoded text (or 
charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#fileCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *      </ul>
+        * @param type The object type to create.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(Object input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException, IOException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses an RDF/XML input string to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>, <jv>args</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object to create.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type
+        *      The object type to create.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        * @param args
+        *      The type arguments of the class if it's a collection or map.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        *      <br>Ignored if the main type is not a map or collection.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @see BeanSession#getClassMeta(Type,Type...) for argument syntax for 
maps and collections.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(String input, Type type, Type...args) throws 
ParseException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type, args);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses an RDF/XML input object to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>, <jv>args</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object to create.
+        * @param input
+        *      The input.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
+        *              <li>{@link Reader}
+        *              <li>{@link CharSequence}
+        *              <li>{@link InputStream} containing UTF-8 encoded text 
(or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code> containing UTF-8 
encoded text (or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li>{@link File} containing system encoded text (or 
charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#fileCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *      </ul>
+        * @param type
+        *      The object type to create.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        * @param args
+        *      The type arguments of the class if it's a collection or map.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        *      <br>Ignored if the main type is not a map or collection.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        * @see BeanSession#getClassMeta(Type,Type...) for argument syntax for 
maps and collections.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(Object input, Type type, Type...args) throws 
ParseException, IOException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type, args);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Serializes a Java object to an RDF/XML string.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling 
<c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.write(<jv>object</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
+        * @return
+        *      The serialized object.
+        * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert 
the output.
+        */
+       public static String to(Object object) throws SerializeException {
+               return DEFAULT.write(object);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Serializes a Java object to an RDF/XML output.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling 
<c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.write(<jv>output</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
+        * @param output
+        *      The output object.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li>{@link Writer}
+        *              <li>{@link OutputStream} - Output will be written as 
UTF-8 encoded stream.
+        *              <li>{@link File} - Output will be written as 
system-default encoded stream.
+        *              <li>{@link StringBuilder} - Output will be written to 
the specified string builder.
+        *      </ul>
+        * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert 
the output.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        */
+       public static void to(Object object, Object output) throws 
SerializeException, IOException {
+               DEFAULT.write(object, output);
+       }
 }
diff --git 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall-rdf/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/RdfXmlAbbrev.java
 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall-rdf/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/RdfXmlAbbrev.java
index c3438846f..608f3e4b7 100644
--- 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall-rdf/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/RdfXmlAbbrev.java
+++ 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall-rdf/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/RdfXmlAbbrev.java
@@ -12,7 +12,14 @@
 // 
***************************************************************************************************************************
 package org.apache.juneau.marshall;
 
+import java.io.*;
+import java.lang.reflect.*;
+import java.nio.charset.*;
+
+import org.apache.juneau.*;
 import org.apache.juneau.jena.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.parser.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.serializer.*;
 
 /**
  * A pairing of a {@link RdfXmlAbbrevSerializer} and {@link RdfXmlParser} into 
a single class with convenience read/write methods.
@@ -69,4 +76,147 @@ public class RdfXmlAbbrev extends CharMarshall {
        public RdfXmlAbbrev() {
                this(RdfXmlAbbrevSerializer.DEFAULT, RdfXmlParser.DEFAULT);
        }
+       /**
+        * Parses an Abbreviated RDF/XML input string to the specified type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type The object type to create.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(String input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses an Abbreviated RDF/XML input object to the specified Java 
type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
+        * @param input
+        *      The input.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
+        *              <li>{@link Reader}
+        *              <li>{@link CharSequence}
+        *              <li>{@link InputStream} containing UTF-8 encoded text 
(or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code> containing UTF-8 
encoded text (or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li>{@link File} containing system encoded text (or 
charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#fileCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *      </ul>
+        * @param type The object type to create.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(Object input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException, IOException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses an Abbreviated RDF/XML input string to the specified Java 
type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>, <jv>args</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object to create.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type
+        *      The object type to create.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        * @param args
+        *      The type arguments of the class if it's a collection or map.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        *      <br>Ignored if the main type is not a map or collection.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @see BeanSession#getClassMeta(Type,Type...) for argument syntax for 
maps and collections.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(String input, Type type, Type...args) throws 
ParseException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type, args);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses an Abbreviated RDF/XML input object to the specified Java 
type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>, <jv>args</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object to create.
+        * @param input
+        *      The input.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
+        *              <li>{@link Reader}
+        *              <li>{@link CharSequence}
+        *              <li>{@link InputStream} containing UTF-8 encoded text 
(or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code> containing UTF-8 
encoded text (or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li>{@link File} containing system encoded text (or 
charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#fileCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *      </ul>
+        * @param type
+        *      The object type to create.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        * @param args
+        *      The type arguments of the class if it's a collection or map.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        *      <br>Ignored if the main type is not a map or collection.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        * @see BeanSession#getClassMeta(Type,Type...) for argument syntax for 
maps and collections.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(Object input, Type type, Type...args) throws 
ParseException, IOException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type, args);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Serializes a Java object to an Abbreviated RDF/XML string.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling 
<c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.write(<jv>object</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
+        * @return
+        *      The serialized object.
+        * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert 
the output.
+        */
+       public static String to(Object object) throws SerializeException {
+               return DEFAULT.write(object);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Serializes a Java object to an Abbreviated RDF/XML output.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling 
<c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.write(<jv>output</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
+        * @param output
+        *      The output object.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li>{@link Writer}
+        *              <li>{@link OutputStream} - Output will be written as 
UTF-8 encoded stream.
+        *              <li>{@link File} - Output will be written as 
system-default encoded stream.
+        *              <li>{@link StringBuilder} - Output will be written to 
the specified string builder.
+        *      </ul>
+        * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert 
the output.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        */
+       public static void to(Object object, Object output) throws 
SerializeException, IOException {
+               DEFAULT.write(object, output);
+       }
 }
diff --git 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall-rdf/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/Turtle.java
 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall-rdf/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/Turtle.java
index 25720a597..1718acfe8 100644
--- 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall-rdf/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/Turtle.java
+++ 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall-rdf/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/Turtle.java
@@ -12,7 +12,14 @@
 // 
***************************************************************************************************************************
 package org.apache.juneau.marshall;
 
+import java.io.*;
+import java.lang.reflect.*;
+import java.nio.charset.*;
+
+import org.apache.juneau.*;
 import org.apache.juneau.jena.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.parser.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.serializer.*;
 
 /**
  * A pairing of a {@link TurtleSerializer} and {@link TurtleParser} into a 
single class with convenience read/write methods.
@@ -69,4 +76,147 @@ public class Turtle extends CharMarshall {
        public Turtle() {
                this(TurtleSerializer.DEFAULT, TurtleParser.DEFAULT);
        }
+       /**
+        * Parses a Turtle input string to the specified type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type The object type to create.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(String input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses a Turtle input object to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
+        * @param input
+        *      The input.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
+        *              <li>{@link Reader}
+        *              <li>{@link CharSequence}
+        *              <li>{@link InputStream} containing UTF-8 encoded text 
(or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code> containing UTF-8 
encoded text (or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li>{@link File} containing system encoded text (or 
charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#fileCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *      </ul>
+        * @param type The object type to create.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(Object input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException, IOException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses a Turtle input string to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>, <jv>args</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object to create.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type
+        *      The object type to create.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        * @param args
+        *      The type arguments of the class if it's a collection or map.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        *      <br>Ignored if the main type is not a map or collection.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @see BeanSession#getClassMeta(Type,Type...) for argument syntax for 
maps and collections.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(String input, Type type, Type...args) throws 
ParseException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type, args);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses a Turtle input object to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>, <jv>args</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object to create.
+        * @param input
+        *      The input.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
+        *              <li>{@link Reader}
+        *              <li>{@link CharSequence}
+        *              <li>{@link InputStream} containing UTF-8 encoded text 
(or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code> containing UTF-8 
encoded text (or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li>{@link File} containing system encoded text (or 
charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#fileCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *      </ul>
+        * @param type
+        *      The object type to create.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        * @param args
+        *      The type arguments of the class if it's a collection or map.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        *      <br>Ignored if the main type is not a map or collection.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        * @see BeanSession#getClassMeta(Type,Type...) for argument syntax for 
maps and collections.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(Object input, Type type, Type...args) throws 
ParseException, IOException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type, args);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Serializes a Java object to a Turtle string.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling 
<c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.write(<jv>object</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
+        * @return
+        *      The serialized object.
+        * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert 
the output.
+        */
+       public static String to(Object object) throws SerializeException {
+               return DEFAULT.write(object);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Serializes a Java object to a Turtle output.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling 
<c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.write(<jv>output</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
+        * @param output
+        *      The output object.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li>{@link Writer}
+        *              <li>{@link OutputStream} - Output will be written as 
UTF-8 encoded stream.
+        *              <li>{@link File} - Output will be written as 
system-default encoded stream.
+        *              <li>{@link StringBuilder} - Output will be written to 
the specified string builder.
+        *      </ul>
+        * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert 
the output.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        */
+       public static void to(Object object, Object output) throws 
SerializeException, IOException {
+               DEFAULT.write(object, output);
+       }
 }
diff --git 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/CharMarshall.java
 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/CharMarshall.java
index ba6964b42..fd9917377 100644
--- 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/CharMarshall.java
+++ 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/CharMarshall.java
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 // 
***************************************************************************************************************************
 package org.apache.juneau.marshall;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.*;
+
+import org.apache.juneau.*;
 import org.apache.juneau.parser.*;
 import org.apache.juneau.serializer.*;
 
@@ -25,6 +28,7 @@ import org.apache.juneau.serializer.*;
  */
 public class CharMarshall extends Marshall {
 
+       private final ReaderParser p;
        private final WriterSerializer s;
 
        /**
@@ -40,18 +44,75 @@ public class CharMarshall extends Marshall {
        public CharMarshall(WriterSerializer s, ReaderParser p) {
                super(s, p);
                this.s = s;
+               this.p = p;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Same as {@link #read(Object,Class)} but reads from a string and thus 
doesn't throw an <c>IOException</c>.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * This is the preferred parse method for simple types since you don't 
need to cast the results.
+        *
+        * <h5 class='section'>Examples:</h5>
+        * <p class='bjava'>
+        *      Marshall <jv>marshall</jv> = Json.<jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>;
+        *
+        *      <jc>// Parse into a string.</jc>
+        *      String <jv>string</jv> = <jv>marshall</jv>.read(<jv>json</jv>, 
String.<jk>class</jk>);
+        *
+        *      <jc>// Parse into a bean.</jc>
+        *      MyBean <jv>bean</jv> = <jv>marshall</jv>.read(<jv>json</jv>, 
MyBean.<jk>class</jk>);
+        *
+        *      <jc>// Parse into a bean array.</jc>
+        *      MyBean[] <jv>beanArray</jv> = 
<jv>marshall</jv>.read(<jv>json</jv>, MyBean[].<jk>class</jk>);
+        *
+        *      <jc>// Parse into a linked-list of objects.</jc>
+        *      List <jv>list</jv> = <jv>marshall</jv>.read(<jv>json</jv>, 
LinkedList.<jk>class</jk>);
+        *
+        *      <jc>// Parse into a map of object keys/values.</jc>
+        *      Map <jv>map</jv> = <jv>marshall</jv>.read(<jv>json</jv>, 
TreeMap.<jk>class</jk>);
+        * </p>
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type The object type to create.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        */
+       public final <T> T read(String input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException {
+               return p.parse(input, type);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Same as {@link #read(Object,Type,Type...)} but reads from a string 
and thus doesn't throw an <c>IOException</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object to create.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type
+        *      The object type to create.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        * @param args
+        *      The type arguments of the class if it's a collection or map.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        *      <br>Ignored if the main type is not a map or collection.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @see BeanSession#getClassMeta(Type,Type...) for argument syntax for 
maps and collections.
+        */
+       public final <T> T read(String input, Type type, Type...args) throws 
ParseException {
+               return p.parse(input, type, args);
        }
 
        /**
         * Serializes a POJO directly to a <c>String</c>.
         *
-        * @param o The object to serialize.
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
         * @return
         *      The serialized object.
         * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert 
the output.
         */
        @Override /* Serializer */
-       public final String write(Object o) throws SerializeException {
-               return s.serializeToString(o);
+       public final String write(Object object) throws SerializeException {
+               return s.serializeToString(object);
        }
 }
diff --git 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/Html.java
 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/Html.java
index 492970dcc..c03be39fc 100644
--- 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/Html.java
+++ 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/Html.java
@@ -12,7 +12,14 @@
 // 
***************************************************************************************************************************
 package org.apache.juneau.marshall;
 
+import java.io.*;
+import java.lang.reflect.*;
+import java.nio.charset.*;
+
+import org.apache.juneau.*;
 import org.apache.juneau.html.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.parser.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.serializer.*;
 
 /**
  * A pairing of a {@link HtmlSerializer} and {@link HtmlParser} into a single 
class with convenience read/write methods.
@@ -68,4 +75,148 @@ public class Html extends CharMarshall {
        public Html() {
                this(HtmlSerializer.DEFAULT, HtmlParser.DEFAULT);
        }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses an HTML input string to the specified type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type The object type to create.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(String input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses an HTML input object to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
+        * @param input
+        *      The input.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
+        *              <li>{@link Reader}
+        *              <li>{@link CharSequence}
+        *              <li>{@link InputStream} containing UTF-8 encoded text 
(or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code> containing UTF-8 
encoded text (or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li>{@link File} containing system encoded text (or 
charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#fileCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *      </ul>
+        * @param type The object type to create.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(Object input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException, IOException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses an HTML input string to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>, <jv>args</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object to create.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type
+        *      The object type to create.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        * @param args
+        *      The type arguments of the class if it's a collection or map.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        *      <br>Ignored if the main type is not a map or collection.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @see BeanSession#getClassMeta(Type,Type...) for argument syntax for 
maps and collections.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(String input, Type type, Type...args) throws 
ParseException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type, args);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses an HTML input object to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>, <jv>args</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object to create.
+        * @param input
+        *      The input.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
+        *              <li>{@link Reader}
+        *              <li>{@link CharSequence}
+        *              <li>{@link InputStream} containing UTF-8 encoded text 
(or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code> containing UTF-8 
encoded text (or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li>{@link File} containing system encoded text (or 
charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#fileCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *      </ul>
+        * @param type
+        *      The object type to create.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        * @param args
+        *      The type arguments of the class if it's a collection or map.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        *      <br>Ignored if the main type is not a map or collection.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        * @see BeanSession#getClassMeta(Type,Type...) for argument syntax for 
maps and collections.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(Object input, Type type, Type...args) throws 
ParseException, IOException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type, args);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Serializes a Java object to an HTML string.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling 
<c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.write(<jv>object</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
+        * @return
+        *      The serialized object.
+        * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert 
the output.
+        */
+       public static String to(Object object) throws SerializeException {
+               return DEFAULT.write(object);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Serializes a Java object to an HTML output.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling 
<c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.write(<jv>output</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
+        * @param output
+        *      The output object.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li>{@link Writer}
+        *              <li>{@link OutputStream} - Output will be written as 
UTF-8 encoded stream.
+        *              <li>{@link File} - Output will be written as 
system-default encoded stream.
+        *              <li>{@link StringBuilder} - Output will be written to 
the specified string builder.
+        *      </ul>
+        * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert 
the output.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        */
+       public static void to(Object object, Object output) throws 
SerializeException, IOException {
+               DEFAULT.write(object, output);
+       }
 }
diff --git 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/Json.java
 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/Json.java
index 8652ed5a9..980f807f3 100644
--- 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/Json.java
+++ 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/Json.java
@@ -12,7 +12,14 @@
 // 
***************************************************************************************************************************
 package org.apache.juneau.marshall;
 
+import java.io.*;
+import java.lang.reflect.*;
+import java.nio.charset.*;
+
+import org.apache.juneau.*;
 import org.apache.juneau.json.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.parser.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.serializer.*;
 
 /**
  * A pairing of a {@link JsonSerializer} and {@link JsonParser} into a single 
class with convenience read/write methods.
@@ -68,4 +75,148 @@ public class Json extends CharMarshall {
        public Json() {
                this(JsonSerializer.DEFAULT, JsonParser.DEFAULT);
        }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses a JSON input string to the specified type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type The object type to create.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(String input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses a JSON input object to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
+        * @param input
+        *      The input.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
+        *              <li>{@link Reader}
+        *              <li>{@link CharSequence}
+        *              <li>{@link InputStream} containing UTF-8 encoded text 
(or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code> containing UTF-8 
encoded text (or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li>{@link File} containing system encoded text (or 
charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#fileCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *      </ul>
+        * @param type The object type to create.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(Object input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException, IOException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses a JSON input string to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>, <jv>args</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object to create.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type
+        *      The object type to create.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        * @param args
+        *      The type arguments of the class if it's a collection or map.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        *      <br>Ignored if the main type is not a map or collection.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @see BeanSession#getClassMeta(Type,Type...) for argument syntax for 
maps and collections.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(String input, Type type, Type...args) throws 
ParseException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type, args);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses a JSON input object to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>, <jv>args</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object to create.
+        * @param input
+        *      The input.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
+        *              <li>{@link Reader}
+        *              <li>{@link CharSequence}
+        *              <li>{@link InputStream} containing UTF-8 encoded text 
(or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code> containing UTF-8 
encoded text (or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li>{@link File} containing system encoded text (or 
charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#fileCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *      </ul>
+        * @param type
+        *      The object type to create.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        * @param args
+        *      The type arguments of the class if it's a collection or map.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        *      <br>Ignored if the main type is not a map or collection.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        * @see BeanSession#getClassMeta(Type,Type...) for argument syntax for 
maps and collections.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(Object input, Type type, Type...args) throws 
ParseException, IOException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type, args);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Serializes a Java object to a JSON string.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling 
<c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.write(<jv>object</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
+        * @return
+        *      The serialized object.
+        * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert 
the output.
+        */
+       public static String to(Object object) throws SerializeException {
+               return DEFAULT.write(object);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Serializes a Java object to a JSON output.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling 
<c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.write(<jv>output</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
+        * @param output
+        *      The output object.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li>{@link Writer}
+        *              <li>{@link OutputStream} - Output will be written as 
UTF-8 encoded stream.
+        *              <li>{@link File} - Output will be written as 
system-default encoded stream.
+        *              <li>{@link StringBuilder} - Output will be written to 
the specified string builder.
+        *      </ul>
+        * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert 
the output.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        */
+       public static void to(Object object, Object output) throws 
SerializeException, IOException {
+               DEFAULT.write(object, output);
+       }
 }
diff --git 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/Marshall.java
 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/Marshall.java
index 6c890b6f8..14e28108c 100644
--- 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/Marshall.java
+++ 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/Marshall.java
@@ -89,15 +89,15 @@ public abstract class Marshall {
        /**
         * Serializes a POJO directly to either a <c>String</c> or 
<code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code> depending on the serializer type.
         *
-        * @param o The object to serialize.
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
         * @return
         *      The serialized object.
         *      <br>Character-based serializers will return a <c>String</c>
         *      <br>Stream-based serializers will return a 
<code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code>
         * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert 
the output.
         */
-       public Object write(Object o) throws SerializeException {
-               return s.serialize(o);
+       public Object write(Object object) throws SerializeException {
+               return s.serialize(object);
        }
 
        /**
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public abstract class Marshall {
         * <p>
         * Equivalent to calling <c>serializer.createSession().serialize(o, 
output);</c>
         *
-        * @param o The object to serialize.
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
         * @param output
         *      The output object.
         *      <br>Character-based serializers can handle the following output 
class types:
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ public abstract class Marshall {
         * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert 
the output.
         * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
         */
-       public final void write(Object o, Object output) throws 
SerializeException, IOException {
-               s.serialize(o, output);
+       public final void write(Object object, Object output) throws 
SerializeException, IOException {
+               s.serialize(object, output);
        }
 
        /**
@@ -136,12 +136,12 @@ public abstract class Marshall {
         * <br>For stream-based serializers, this converts the returned byte 
array to a string based on
         * the {@link 
org.apache.juneau.serializer.OutputStreamSerializer.Builder#binaryFormat(BinaryFormat)}
 setting.
         *
-        * @param o The object to serialize.
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
         * @return The output serialized to a string.
         */
-       public final String toString(Object o) {
+       public final String toString(Object object) {
                try {
-                       return s.serializeToString(o);
+                       return s.serializeToString(object);
                } catch (Exception e) {
                        throw runtimeException(e);
                }
@@ -151,11 +151,11 @@ public abstract class Marshall {
        /**
         * Convenience method for calling <c>System.out.println(...)</c> on the 
specified object after calling {@link #toString(Object)}.
         *
-        * @param o The object to serialize and then send to the console.
+        * @param object The object to serialize and then send to the console.
         * @return This object.
         */
-       public final Marshall println(Object o) {
-               System.out.println(toString(o));
+       public final Marshall println(Object object) {
+               System.out.println(toString(object));
                return this;
        }
 
@@ -308,47 +308,6 @@ public abstract class Marshall {
                return p.parse(input, type, args);
        }
 
-       /**
-        * Same as {@link #read(Object,Type,Type...)} but reads from a string 
and thus doesn't throw an <c>IOException</c>.
-        *
-        * @param <T> The class type of the object to create.
-        * @param input
-        *      The input.
-        *      <br>Character-based parsers can handle the following input 
class types:
-        *      <ul>
-        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
-        *              <li>{@link Reader}
-        *              <li>{@link CharSequence}
-        *              <li>{@link InputStream} containing UTF-8 encoded text 
(or charset defined by
-        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
-        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code> containing UTF-8 
encoded text (or charset defined by
-        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
-        *              <li>{@link File} containing system encoded text (or 
charset defined by
-        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#fileCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
-        *      </ul>
-        *      <br>Stream-based parsers can handle the following input class 
types:
-        *      <ul>
-        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
-        *              <li>{@link InputStream}
-        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code>
-        *              <li>{@link File}
-        *              <li>{@link CharSequence} containing encoded bytes 
according to the {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.InputStreamParser.Builder#binaryFormat(BinaryFormat)} 
setting.
-        *      </ul>
-        * @param type
-        *      The object type to create.
-        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
-        * @param args
-        *      The type arguments of the class if it's a collection or map.
-        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
-        *      <br>Ignored if the main type is not a map or collection.
-        * @return The parsed object.
-        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
-        * @see BeanSession#getClassMeta(Type,Type...) for argument syntax for 
maps and collections.
-        */
-       public final <T> T read(String input, Type type, Type...args) throws 
ParseException {
-               return p.parse(input, type, args);
-       }
-
        /**
         * Same as {@link #read(Object, Type, Type...)} except optimized for a 
non-parameterized class.
         *
@@ -378,7 +337,26 @@ public abstract class Marshall {
         * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
         * @param input
         *      The input.
-        *      See {@link #read(Object, Type, Type...)} for details.
+        *      <br>Character-based parsers can handle the following input 
class types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
+        *              <li>{@link Reader}
+        *              <li>{@link CharSequence}
+        *              <li>{@link InputStream} containing UTF-8 encoded text 
(or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code> containing UTF-8 
encoded text (or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li>{@link File} containing system encoded text (or 
charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#fileCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *      </ul>
+        *      <br>Stream-based parsers can handle the following input class 
types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
+        *              <li>{@link InputStream}
+        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code>
+        *              <li>{@link File}
+        *              <li>{@link CharSequence} containing encoded bytes 
according to the {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.InputStreamParser.Builder#binaryFormat(BinaryFormat)} 
setting.
+        *      </ul>
         * @param type The object type to create.
         * @return The parsed object.
         * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
@@ -387,42 +365,4 @@ public abstract class Marshall {
        public final <T> T read(Object input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException, IOException {
                return p.parse(input, type);
        }
-
-       /**
-        * Same as {@link #read(Object,Class)} but reads from a string and thus 
doesn't throw an <c>IOException</c>.
-        *
-        * <p>
-        * This is the preferred parse method for simple types since you don't 
need to cast the results.
-        *
-        * <h5 class='section'>Examples:</h5>
-        * <p class='bjava'>
-        *      Marshall <jv>marshall</jv> = Json.<jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>;
-        *
-        *      <jc>// Parse into a string.</jc>
-        *      String <jv>string</jv> = <jv>marshall</jv>.read(<jv>json</jv>, 
String.<jk>class</jk>);
-        *
-        *      <jc>// Parse into a bean.</jc>
-        *      MyBean <jv>bean</jv> = <jv>marshall</jv>.read(<jv>json</jv>, 
MyBean.<jk>class</jk>);
-        *
-        *      <jc>// Parse into a bean array.</jc>
-        *      MyBean[] <jv>beanArray</jv> = 
<jv>marshall</jv>.read(<jv>json</jv>, MyBean[].<jk>class</jk>);
-        *
-        *      <jc>// Parse into a linked-list of objects.</jc>
-        *      List <jv>list</jv> = <jv>marshall</jv>.read(<jv>json</jv>, 
LinkedList.<jk>class</jk>);
-        *
-        *      <jc>// Parse into a map of object keys/values.</jc>
-        *      Map <jv>map</jv> = <jv>marshall</jv>.read(<jv>json</jv>, 
TreeMap.<jk>class</jk>);
-        * </p>
-        *
-        * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
-        * @param input
-        *      The input.
-        *      See {@link #read(Object, Type, Type...)} for details.
-        * @param type The object type to create.
-        * @return The parsed object.
-        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
-        */
-       public final <T> T read(String input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException {
-               return p.parse(input, type);
-       }
 }
diff --git 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/MsgPack.java
 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/MsgPack.java
index 747464558..183ed3404 100644
--- 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/MsgPack.java
+++ 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/MsgPack.java
@@ -12,7 +12,13 @@
 // 
***************************************************************************************************************************
 package org.apache.juneau.marshall;
 
+import java.io.*;
+import java.lang.reflect.*;
+
+import org.apache.juneau.*;
 import org.apache.juneau.msgpack.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.parser.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.serializer.*;
 
 /**
  * A pairing of a {@link MsgPackSerializer} and {@link MsgPackParser} into a 
single class with convenience read/write methods.
@@ -68,4 +74,138 @@ public class MsgPack extends StreamMarshall {
        public MsgPack() {
                this(MsgPackSerializer.DEFAULT, MsgPackParser.DEFAULT);
        }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses a JSON input string to the specified type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type The object type to create.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(byte[] input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses a JSON input object to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
+        * @param input
+        *      The input.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
+        *              <li>{@link InputStream}
+        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code>
+        *              <li>{@link File}
+        *              <li>{@link CharSequence} containing encoded bytes 
according to the {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.InputStreamParser.Builder#binaryFormat(BinaryFormat)} 
setting.
+        *      </ul>
+        * @param type The object type to create.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(Object input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException, IOException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses a JSON input string to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>, <jv>args</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object to create.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type
+        *      The object type to create.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        * @param args
+        *      The type arguments of the class if it's a collection or map.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        *      <br>Ignored if the main type is not a map or collection.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @see BeanSession#getClassMeta(Type,Type...) for argument syntax for 
maps and collections.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(byte[] input, Type type, Type...args) throws 
ParseException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type, args);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses a JSON input object to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>, <jv>args</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object to create.
+        * @param input
+        *      The input.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
+        *              <li>{@link InputStream}
+        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code>
+        *              <li>{@link File}
+        *              <li>{@link CharSequence} containing encoded bytes 
according to the {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.InputStreamParser.Builder#binaryFormat(BinaryFormat)} 
setting.
+        *      </ul>
+        * @param type
+        *      The object type to create.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        * @param args
+        *      The type arguments of the class if it's a collection or map.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        *      <br>Ignored if the main type is not a map or collection.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        * @see BeanSession#getClassMeta(Type,Type...) for argument syntax for 
maps and collections.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(Object input, Type type, Type...args) throws 
ParseException, IOException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type, args);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Serializes a Java object to a JSON string.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling 
<c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.write(<jv>object</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
+        * @return
+        *      The serialized object.
+        * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert 
the output.
+        */
+       public static byte[] to(Object object) throws SerializeException {
+               return DEFAULT.write(object);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Serializes a Java object to an output.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling 
<c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.write(<jv>output</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
+        * @param output
+        *      The output object.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li>{@link OutputStream}
+        *              <li>{@link File}
+        *      </ul>
+        * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert 
the output.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        */
+       public static void to(Object object, Object output) throws 
SerializeException, IOException {
+               DEFAULT.write(object, output);
+       }
 }
diff --git 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/OpenApi.java
 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/OpenApi.java
index abcb3bad3..9edb03cf7 100644
--- 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/OpenApi.java
+++ 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/OpenApi.java
@@ -12,7 +12,14 @@
 // 
***************************************************************************************************************************
 package org.apache.juneau.marshall;
 
+import java.io.*;
+import java.lang.reflect.*;
+import java.nio.charset.*;
+
+import org.apache.juneau.*;
 import org.apache.juneau.oapi.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.parser.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.serializer.*;
 
 /**
  * A pairing of a {@link OpenApiSerializer} and {@link OpenApiParser} into a 
single class with convenience read/write methods.
@@ -68,4 +75,148 @@ public class OpenApi extends CharMarshall {
        public OpenApi() {
                this(OpenApiSerializer.DEFAULT, OpenApiParser.DEFAULT);
        }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses an OpenApi input string to the specified type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type The object type to create.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(String input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses an OpenApi input object to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
+        * @param input
+        *      The input.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
+        *              <li>{@link Reader}
+        *              <li>{@link CharSequence}
+        *              <li>{@link InputStream} containing UTF-8 encoded text 
(or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code> containing UTF-8 
encoded text (or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li>{@link File} containing system encoded text (or 
charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#fileCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *      </ul>
+        * @param type The object type to create.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(Object input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException, IOException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses an OpenApi input string to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>, <jv>args</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object to create.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type
+        *      The object type to create.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        * @param args
+        *      The type arguments of the class if it's a collection or map.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        *      <br>Ignored if the main type is not a map or collection.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @see BeanSession#getClassMeta(Type,Type...) for argument syntax for 
maps and collections.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(String input, Type type, Type...args) throws 
ParseException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type, args);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses an OpenApi input object to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>, <jv>args</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object to create.
+        * @param input
+        *      The input.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
+        *              <li>{@link Reader}
+        *              <li>{@link CharSequence}
+        *              <li>{@link InputStream} containing UTF-8 encoded text 
(or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code> containing UTF-8 
encoded text (or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li>{@link File} containing system encoded text (or 
charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#fileCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *      </ul>
+        * @param type
+        *      The object type to create.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        * @param args
+        *      The type arguments of the class if it's a collection or map.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        *      <br>Ignored if the main type is not a map or collection.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        * @see BeanSession#getClassMeta(Type,Type...) for argument syntax for 
maps and collections.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(Object input, Type type, Type...args) throws 
ParseException, IOException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type, args);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Serializes a Java object to an OpenApi string.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling 
<c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.write(<jv>object</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
+        * @return
+        *      The serialized object.
+        * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert 
the output.
+        */
+       public static String to(Object object) throws SerializeException {
+               return DEFAULT.write(object);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Serializes a Java object to an OpenApi output.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling 
<c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.write(<jv>output</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
+        * @param output
+        *      The output object.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li>{@link Writer}
+        *              <li>{@link OutputStream} - Output will be written as 
UTF-8 encoded stream.
+        *              <li>{@link File} - Output will be written as 
system-default encoded stream.
+        *              <li>{@link StringBuilder} - Output will be written to 
the specified string builder.
+        *      </ul>
+        * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert 
the output.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        */
+       public static void to(Object object, Object output) throws 
SerializeException, IOException {
+               DEFAULT.write(object, output);
+       }
 }
diff --git 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/PlainText.java
 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/PlainText.java
index 998fa196a..b568c050a 100644
--- 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/PlainText.java
+++ 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/PlainText.java
@@ -12,7 +12,14 @@
 // 
***************************************************************************************************************************
 package org.apache.juneau.marshall;
 
+import java.io.*;
+import java.lang.reflect.*;
+import java.nio.charset.*;
+
+import org.apache.juneau.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.parser.*;
 import org.apache.juneau.plaintext.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.serializer.*;
 
 /**
  * A pairing of a {@link PlainTextSerializer} and {@link PlainTextParser} into 
a single class with convenience read/write methods.
@@ -68,4 +75,148 @@ public class PlainText extends CharMarshall {
        public PlainText() {
                this(PlainTextSerializer.DEFAULT, PlainTextParser.DEFAULT);
        }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses a Plain Text input string to the specified type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type The object type to create.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(String input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses a Plain Text input object to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
+        * @param input
+        *      The input.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
+        *              <li>{@link Reader}
+        *              <li>{@link CharSequence}
+        *              <li>{@link InputStream} containing UTF-8 encoded text 
(or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code> containing UTF-8 
encoded text (or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li>{@link File} containing system encoded text (or 
charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#fileCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *      </ul>
+        * @param type The object type to create.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(Object input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException, IOException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses a Plain Text input string to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>, <jv>args</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object to create.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type
+        *      The object type to create.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        * @param args
+        *      The type arguments of the class if it's a collection or map.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        *      <br>Ignored if the main type is not a map or collection.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @see BeanSession#getClassMeta(Type,Type...) for argument syntax for 
maps and collections.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(String input, Type type, Type...args) throws 
ParseException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type, args);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses a Plain Text input object to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>, <jv>args</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object to create.
+        * @param input
+        *      The input.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
+        *              <li>{@link Reader}
+        *              <li>{@link CharSequence}
+        *              <li>{@link InputStream} containing UTF-8 encoded text 
(or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code> containing UTF-8 
encoded text (or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li>{@link File} containing system encoded text (or 
charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#fileCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *      </ul>
+        * @param type
+        *      The object type to create.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        * @param args
+        *      The type arguments of the class if it's a collection or map.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        *      <br>Ignored if the main type is not a map or collection.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        * @see BeanSession#getClassMeta(Type,Type...) for argument syntax for 
maps and collections.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(Object input, Type type, Type...args) throws 
ParseException, IOException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type, args);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Serializes a Java object to a Plain Text string.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling 
<c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.write(<jv>object</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
+        * @return
+        *      The serialized object.
+        * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert 
the output.
+        */
+       public static String to(Object object) throws SerializeException {
+               return DEFAULT.write(object);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Serializes a Java object to a Plain Text output.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling 
<c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.write(<jv>output</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
+        * @param output
+        *      The output object.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li>{@link Writer}
+        *              <li>{@link OutputStream} - Output will be written as 
UTF-8 encoded stream.
+        *              <li>{@link File} - Output will be written as 
system-default encoded stream.
+        *              <li>{@link StringBuilder} - Output will be written to 
the specified string builder.
+        *      </ul>
+        * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert 
the output.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        */
+       public static void to(Object object, Object output) throws 
SerializeException, IOException {
+               DEFAULT.write(object, output);
+       }
 }
diff --git 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/SimpleJson.java
 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/SimpleJson.java
index b2e5f7704..ebcb576d5 100644
--- 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/SimpleJson.java
+++ 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/SimpleJson.java
@@ -12,7 +12,14 @@
 // 
***************************************************************************************************************************
 package org.apache.juneau.marshall;
 
+import java.io.*;
+import java.lang.reflect.*;
+import java.nio.charset.*;
+
+import org.apache.juneau.*;
 import org.apache.juneau.json.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.parser.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.serializer.*;
 
 /**
  * A pairing of a {@link SimpleJsonSerializer} and {@link JsonParser} into a 
single class with convenience read/write methods.
@@ -73,4 +80,148 @@ public class SimpleJson extends Json {
        public SimpleJson() {
                this(SimpleJsonSerializer.DEFAULT, SimpleJsonParser.DEFAULT);
        }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses a Simple JSON input string to the specified type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type The object type to create.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(String input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses a Simple JSON input object to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
+        * @param input
+        *      The input.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
+        *              <li>{@link Reader}
+        *              <li>{@link CharSequence}
+        *              <li>{@link InputStream} containing UTF-8 encoded text 
(or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code> containing UTF-8 
encoded text (or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li>{@link File} containing system encoded text (or 
charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#fileCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *      </ul>
+        * @param type The object type to create.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(Object input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException, IOException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses a Simple JSON input string to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>, <jv>args</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object to create.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type
+        *      The object type to create.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        * @param args
+        *      The type arguments of the class if it's a collection or map.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        *      <br>Ignored if the main type is not a map or collection.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @see BeanSession#getClassMeta(Type,Type...) for argument syntax for 
maps and collections.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(String input, Type type, Type...args) throws 
ParseException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type, args);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses a Simple JSON input object to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>, <jv>args</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object to create.
+        * @param input
+        *      The input.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
+        *              <li>{@link Reader}
+        *              <li>{@link CharSequence}
+        *              <li>{@link InputStream} containing UTF-8 encoded text 
(or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code> containing UTF-8 
encoded text (or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li>{@link File} containing system encoded text (or 
charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#fileCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *      </ul>
+        * @param type
+        *      The object type to create.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        * @param args
+        *      The type arguments of the class if it's a collection or map.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        *      <br>Ignored if the main type is not a map or collection.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        * @see BeanSession#getClassMeta(Type,Type...) for argument syntax for 
maps and collections.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(Object input, Type type, Type...args) throws 
ParseException, IOException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type, args);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Serializes a Java object to a Simple JSON string.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling 
<c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.write(<jv>object</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
+        * @return
+        *      The serialized object.
+        * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert 
the output.
+        */
+       public static String to(Object object) throws SerializeException {
+               return DEFAULT.write(object);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Serializes a Java object to a Simple JSON output.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling 
<c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.write(<jv>output</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
+        * @param output
+        *      The output object.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li>{@link Writer}
+        *              <li>{@link OutputStream} - Output will be written as 
UTF-8 encoded stream.
+        *              <li>{@link File} - Output will be written as 
system-default encoded stream.
+        *              <li>{@link StringBuilder} - Output will be written to 
the specified string builder.
+        *      </ul>
+        * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert 
the output.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        */
+       public static void to(Object object, Object output) throws 
SerializeException, IOException {
+               DEFAULT.write(object, output);
+       }
 }
diff --git 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/StreamMarshall.java
 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/StreamMarshall.java
index 4aa37a80a..bc9aae3eb 100644
--- 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/StreamMarshall.java
+++ 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/StreamMarshall.java
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 // 
***************************************************************************************************************************
 package org.apache.juneau.marshall;
 
+import java.io.*;
+import java.lang.reflect.*;
+
+import org.apache.juneau.*;
 import org.apache.juneau.parser.*;
 import org.apache.juneau.serializer.*;
 
@@ -26,6 +30,7 @@ import org.apache.juneau.serializer.*;
 public class StreamMarshall extends Marshall {
 
        private final OutputStreamSerializer s;
+       private final InputStreamParser p;
 
        /**
         * Constructor.
@@ -40,6 +45,69 @@ public class StreamMarshall extends Marshall {
        public StreamMarshall(OutputStreamSerializer s, InputStreamParser p) {
                super(s, p);
                this.s = s;
+               this.p = p;
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Same as {@link #read(Object,Class)} but reads from a byte array and 
thus doesn't throw an <c>IOException</c>.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * This is the preferred parse method for simple types since you don't 
need to cast the results.
+        *
+        * <h5 class='section'>Examples:</h5>
+        * <p class='bjava'>
+        *      Marshall <jv>marshall</jv> = Json.<jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>;
+        *
+        *      <jc>// Parse into a string.</jc>
+        *      String <jv>string</jv> = <jv>marshall</jv>.read(<jv>json</jv>, 
String.<jk>class</jk>);
+        *
+        *      <jc>// Parse into a bean.</jc>
+        *      MyBean <jv>bean</jv> = <jv>marshall</jv>.read(<jv>json</jv>, 
MyBean.<jk>class</jk>);
+        *
+        *      <jc>// Parse into a bean array.</jc>
+        *      MyBean[] <jv>beanArray</jv> = 
<jv>marshall</jv>.read(<jv>json</jv>, MyBean[].<jk>class</jk>);
+        *
+        *      <jc>// Parse into a linked-list of objects.</jc>
+        *      List <jv>list</jv> = <jv>marshall</jv>.read(<jv>json</jv>, 
LinkedList.<jk>class</jk>);
+        *
+        *      <jc>// Parse into a map of object keys/values.</jc>
+        *      Map <jv>map</jv> = <jv>marshall</jv>.read(<jv>json</jv>, 
TreeMap.<jk>class</jk>);
+        * </p>
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type The object type to create.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        */
+       public final <T> T read(byte[] input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException {
+               try {
+                       return p.parse(input, type);
+               } catch (IOException e) {
+                       throw new ParseException(e);
+               }
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Same as {@link #read(Object,Type,Type...)} but reads from a byte 
array and thus doesn't throw an <c>IOException</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object to create.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type
+        *      The object type to create.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        * @param args
+        *      The type arguments of the class if it's a collection or map.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        *      <br>Ignored if the main type is not a map or collection.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @see BeanSession#getClassMeta(Type,Type...) for argument syntax for 
maps and collections.
+        */
+       public final <T> T read(byte[] input, Type type, Type...args) throws 
ParseException {
+               try {
+                       return p.parse(input, type, args);
+               } catch (IOException e) { throw new ParseException(e); }
        }
 
        /**
diff --git 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/Uon.java 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/Uon.java
index a18d87a8f..409c3c7cb 100644
--- 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/Uon.java
+++ 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/Uon.java
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@
 // 
***************************************************************************************************************************
 package org.apache.juneau.marshall;
 
+import java.io.*;
+import java.lang.reflect.*;
+import java.nio.charset.*;
+
+import org.apache.juneau.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.parser.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.serializer.*;
 import org.apache.juneau.uon.*;
 
 /**
@@ -68,4 +75,148 @@ public class Uon extends CharMarshall {
        public Uon() {
                this(UonSerializer.DEFAULT, UonParser.DEFAULT);
        }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses a UON input string to the specified type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type The object type to create.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(String input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses a UON input object to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
+        * @param input
+        *      The input.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
+        *              <li>{@link Reader}
+        *              <li>{@link CharSequence}
+        *              <li>{@link InputStream} containing UTF-8 encoded text 
(or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code> containing UTF-8 
encoded text (or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li>{@link File} containing system encoded text (or 
charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#fileCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *      </ul>
+        * @param type The object type to create.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(Object input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException, IOException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses a UON input string to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>, <jv>args</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object to create.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type
+        *      The object type to create.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        * @param args
+        *      The type arguments of the class if it's a collection or map.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        *      <br>Ignored if the main type is not a map or collection.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @see BeanSession#getClassMeta(Type,Type...) for argument syntax for 
maps and collections.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(String input, Type type, Type...args) throws 
ParseException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type, args);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses a UON input object to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>, <jv>args</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object to create.
+        * @param input
+        *      The input.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
+        *              <li>{@link Reader}
+        *              <li>{@link CharSequence}
+        *              <li>{@link InputStream} containing UTF-8 encoded text 
(or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code> containing UTF-8 
encoded text (or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li>{@link File} containing system encoded text (or 
charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#fileCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *      </ul>
+        * @param type
+        *      The object type to create.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        * @param args
+        *      The type arguments of the class if it's a collection or map.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        *      <br>Ignored if the main type is not a map or collection.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        * @see BeanSession#getClassMeta(Type,Type...) for argument syntax for 
maps and collections.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(Object input, Type type, Type...args) throws 
ParseException, IOException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type, args);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Serializes a Java object to a UON string.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling 
<c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.write(<jv>object</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
+        * @return
+        *      The serialized object.
+        * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert 
the output.
+        */
+       public static String to(Object object) throws SerializeException {
+               return DEFAULT.write(object);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Serializes a Java object to a UON output.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling 
<c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.write(<jv>output</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
+        * @param output
+        *      The output object.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li>{@link Writer}
+        *              <li>{@link OutputStream} - Output will be written as 
UTF-8 encoded stream.
+        *              <li>{@link File} - Output will be written as 
system-default encoded stream.
+        *              <li>{@link StringBuilder} - Output will be written to 
the specified string builder.
+        *      </ul>
+        * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert 
the output.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        */
+       public static void to(Object object, Object output) throws 
SerializeException, IOException {
+               DEFAULT.write(object, output);
+       }
 }
diff --git 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/UrlEncoding.java
 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/UrlEncoding.java
index 188ebce6c..2e51b6165 100644
--- 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/UrlEncoding.java
+++ 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/UrlEncoding.java
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@
 // 
***************************************************************************************************************************
 package org.apache.juneau.marshall;
 
+import java.io.*;
+import java.lang.reflect.*;
+import java.nio.charset.*;
+
+import org.apache.juneau.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.parser.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.serializer.*;
 import org.apache.juneau.urlencoding.*;
 
 /**
@@ -68,4 +75,148 @@ public class UrlEncoding extends CharMarshall {
        public UrlEncoding() {
                this(UrlEncodingSerializer.DEFAULT, UrlEncodingParser.DEFAULT);
        }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses a URL-Encoded input string to the specified type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type The object type to create.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(String input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses a URL-Encoded input object to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
+        * @param input
+        *      The input.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
+        *              <li>{@link Reader}
+        *              <li>{@link CharSequence}
+        *              <li>{@link InputStream} containing UTF-8 encoded text 
(or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code> containing UTF-8 
encoded text (or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li>{@link File} containing system encoded text (or 
charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#fileCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *      </ul>
+        * @param type The object type to create.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(Object input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException, IOException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses a URL-Encoded input string to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>, <jv>args</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object to create.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type
+        *      The object type to create.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        * @param args
+        *      The type arguments of the class if it's a collection or map.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        *      <br>Ignored if the main type is not a map or collection.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @see BeanSession#getClassMeta(Type,Type...) for argument syntax for 
maps and collections.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(String input, Type type, Type...args) throws 
ParseException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type, args);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses a URL-Encoded input object to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>, <jv>args</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object to create.
+        * @param input
+        *      The input.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
+        *              <li>{@link Reader}
+        *              <li>{@link CharSequence}
+        *              <li>{@link InputStream} containing UTF-8 encoded text 
(or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code> containing UTF-8 
encoded text (or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li>{@link File} containing system encoded text (or 
charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#fileCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *      </ul>
+        * @param type
+        *      The object type to create.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        * @param args
+        *      The type arguments of the class if it's a collection or map.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        *      <br>Ignored if the main type is not a map or collection.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        * @see BeanSession#getClassMeta(Type,Type...) for argument syntax for 
maps and collections.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(Object input, Type type, Type...args) throws 
ParseException, IOException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type, args);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Serializes a Java object to a URL-Encoded string.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling 
<c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.write(<jv>object</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
+        * @return
+        *      The serialized object.
+        * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert 
the output.
+        */
+       public static String to(Object object) throws SerializeException {
+               return DEFAULT.write(object);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Serializes a Java object to a URL-Encoded output.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling 
<c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.write(<jv>output</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
+        * @param output
+        *      The output object.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li>{@link Writer}
+        *              <li>{@link OutputStream} - Output will be written as 
UTF-8 encoded stream.
+        *              <li>{@link File} - Output will be written as 
system-default encoded stream.
+        *              <li>{@link StringBuilder} - Output will be written to 
the specified string builder.
+        *      </ul>
+        * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert 
the output.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        */
+       public static void to(Object object, Object output) throws 
SerializeException, IOException {
+               DEFAULT.write(object, output);
+       }
 }
diff --git 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/Xml.java 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/Xml.java
index e4418eb0f..26c26a74d 100644
--- 
a/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/Xml.java
+++ 
b/juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/marshall/Xml.java
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@
 // 
***************************************************************************************************************************
 package org.apache.juneau.marshall;
 
+import java.io.*;
+import java.lang.reflect.*;
+import java.nio.charset.*;
+
+import org.apache.juneau.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.parser.*;
+import org.apache.juneau.serializer.*;
 import org.apache.juneau.xml.*;
 
 /**
@@ -68,4 +75,148 @@ public class Xml extends CharMarshall {
        public Xml() {
                this(XmlSerializer.DEFAULT, XmlParser.DEFAULT);
        }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses an XML input string to the specified type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type The object type to create.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(String input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses an XML input object to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object being created.
+        * @param input
+        *      The input.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
+        *              <li>{@link Reader}
+        *              <li>{@link CharSequence}
+        *              <li>{@link InputStream} containing UTF-8 encoded text 
(or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code> containing UTF-8 
encoded text (or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li>{@link File} containing system encoded text (or 
charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#fileCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *      </ul>
+        * @param type The object type to create.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(Object input, Class<T> type) throws 
ParseException, IOException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses an XML input string to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>, <jv>args</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object to create.
+        * @param input The input.
+        * @param type
+        *      The object type to create.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        * @param args
+        *      The type arguments of the class if it's a collection or map.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        *      <br>Ignored if the main type is not a map or collection.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @see BeanSession#getClassMeta(Type,Type...) for argument syntax for 
maps and collections.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(String input, Type type, Type...args) throws 
ParseException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type, args);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Parses an XML input object to the specified Java type.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling <c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>input</jv>, 
<jv>type</jv>, <jv>args</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param <T> The class type of the object to create.
+        * @param input
+        *      The input.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li><jk>null</jk>
+        *              <li>{@link Reader}
+        *              <li>{@link CharSequence}
+        *              <li>{@link InputStream} containing UTF-8 encoded text 
(or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li><code><jk>byte</jk>[]</code> containing UTF-8 
encoded text (or charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#streamCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *              <li>{@link File} containing system encoded text (or 
charset defined by
+        *                      {@link 
org.apache.juneau.parser.ReaderParser.Builder#fileCharset(Charset)} property 
value).
+        *      </ul>
+        * @param type
+        *      The object type to create.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        * @param args
+        *      The type arguments of the class if it's a collection or map.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following: {@link ClassMeta}, {@link 
Class}, {@link ParameterizedType}, {@link GenericArrayType}
+        *      <br>Ignored if the main type is not a map or collection.
+        * @return The parsed object.
+        * @throws ParseException Malformed input encountered.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        * @see BeanSession#getClassMeta(Type,Type...) for argument syntax for 
maps and collections.
+        */
+       public static <T> T from(Object input, Type type, Type...args) throws 
ParseException, IOException {
+               return DEFAULT.read(input, type, args);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Serializes a Java object to an XML string.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling 
<c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.write(<jv>object</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
+        * @return
+        *      The serialized object.
+        * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert 
the output.
+        */
+       public static String to(Object object) throws SerializeException {
+               return DEFAULT.write(object);
+       }
+
+       /**
+        * Serializes a Java object to an XML output.
+        *
+        * <p>
+        * A shortcut for calling 
<c><jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.write(<jv>output</jv>)</c>.
+        *
+        * @param object The object to serialize.
+        * @param output
+        *      The output object.
+        *      <br>Can be any of the following types:
+        *      <ul>
+        *              <li>{@link Writer}
+        *              <li>{@link OutputStream} - Output will be written as 
UTF-8 encoded stream.
+        *              <li>{@link File} - Output will be written as 
system-default encoded stream.
+        *              <li>{@link StringBuilder} - Output will be written to 
the specified string builder.
+        *      </ul>
+        * @throws SerializeException If a problem occurred trying to convert 
the output.
+        * @throws IOException Thrown by underlying stream.
+        */
+       public static void to(Object object, Object output) throws 
SerializeException, IOException {
+               DEFAULT.write(object, output);
+       }
 }
diff --git a/juneau-doc/docs/Topics/02.juneau-marshall/03.jm.Marshalls.html 
b/juneau-doc/docs/Topics/02.juneau-marshall/03.jm.Marshalls.html
index 5aa0a9b47..0ecf29bb4 100644
--- a/juneau-doc/docs/Topics/02.juneau-marshall/03.jm.Marshalls.html
+++ b/juneau-doc/docs/Topics/02.juneau-marshall/03.jm.Marshalls.html
@@ -50,7 +50,11 @@
                |       MyPojo <jv>myPojo</jv> = 
Json.<jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.read(<jv>string</jv>, MyPojo.<jk>class</jk>);
                |       String <jv>string</jv> = 
Json.<jsf>DEFAULT</jsf>.write(<jv>myPojo</jv>);
        </p>
-       
+       <p class='bjava'>
+               |       <jc>// Using shortcut methods.</jc>
+               |       MyPojo <jv>myPojo</jv> = 
Json.<jsf>from</jsf>(<jv>string</jv>, MyPojo.<jk>class</jk>);
+               |       String <jv>string</jv> = 
Json.<jsf>to</jsf>(<jv>myPojo</jv>);
+       </p>
        <ul class='seealso'>
                <li class='doclink'>{@doc g.LanguageSupport Language Support} - 
Glossary of all supported languages.
        </ul>

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