1 XML steps with XStream {anchor:XML steps with XStream} Against my latest blog entry I could not resist externalizing the configuration for the my remote control application. I used {link:XStream|http://xstream.codehaus.org/}, which enabled me to just dump the current configuration to a file and so easily constructed the necessary XML formats. I am pretty sure, I will use that toolset at work, too! Reading the XML into the object again is that simple: {code} XStream xstream = new XStream(new DomDriver()); xstream.alias("appInteraction", GenericInteraction.class); xstream.alias("keyAction", KeyAction.class); xstream.alias("AppControlConfig", AppControlConfig.class); FileReader fr = new FileReader(CONFIG_FILE_NAME); configuration = (AppControlConfig) xstream.fromXML(fr); ... {code} 2005-03-28 22:24:50.768 2005-03-28 22:24:50.768