XPom (XPath to Object Mapping)

XPom performs mapping of various xml documents to POJOs using simple annotations with XPaths.

It supports seamless, out-of-the-box data type conversion of:

• fields with primitive types: byte, short, int, long, float, double, boolean, char.
• fields with wrapped types: Byte, Short, Integer, Long, Float, Double, Boolean, Character.
• fields containing enumerations
• fields containing Simple Data Objects like Numbers and Strings.
• fields containing arrays of primitive types.
• fields containing arrays of wrapped types.
• fields containing arrays of Simple Data Objects and enumerations
• fields containing collections of Simple Data Objects

Exception handling strategies levels (down-to-top):

• JVM Level - can be overridden by setting a value on XPomFactory
• Class Level - can be overridden by setting a value on a particular class mapper
• Field Level - can be overridden by setting a value for a particular field on a particular class mapper (not recommended)

Default exception handling strategy - to FAIL always. Predefined strategies:

• FAIL - Throws an exception if either value isn't present in the xml or conversion failed for mandatory fields
• USE_DEFAULT - Uses either java default value or user's defined default value when value isn't present or conversion exception occurs