On Tue, 2005-10-25 at 13:35 +0200, Wim Deblauwe wrote: > ok. What do you exaclty mean by saying that "betwixt is a bean mapper (not > an xml serializer)"? Do you believe there are better options for serializing > and deserializing java-objects to/from xml?
serializers just concentrate on serializing and deserializing the object state into xml and back again. in many ways, they are alternatives to the standard java xml serialization mechanism. typically, little flexibility or control is offered over the xml outputted. a example of a good object serializer is http://xstream.codehaus.org. a (start-from-java) mapper attempts to map objects into arbitrary xml. mappers offers more powerful and flexible mappings than serializers but the price is paid in complexity. betwixt is bean-centric: it's default mappings and strategies are based in properties. other mappers are field-centric: for example http://jibx.sourceforge.net. hope this helps BTW if you're attending http://www.apachecon.com/2005/US/ Thomas Dudziak will be giving a talk called Java-XML Binding Approaches at Apache. this will cover the full range of mapping, serializing and binding approaches and techniques. - robert --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
