Converting an XML serialization back to java code

Question

I know this questions might seem a little odd, but I want to make sure. One of my superiors is kind of convinced that there is a more or less easy way to convert the XML serialization of an object back to the java code that created it. I am, however, pretty sure that the best I can get is the object. So basically my questions is: Is there any way to convert something like this 42 23 back to something like JPanel jPanel = new JPanel(); jPanel.setSize(42,23); Thanks in advance. JavaScript questions and answers, JavaScript questions pdf, JavaScript question bank, JavaScript questions and answers pdf, mcq on JavaScript pdf, JavaScript questions and solutions, JavaScript mcq Test , Interview JavaScript questions, JavaScript Questions for Interview, JavaScript MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)

Answer 1

Provided that all serialized objects comply to the java beans contract, you can re-create the process that the XML de-serializer follows to unmarshal the java objects, in order to recreate the code that goes with it. Back in the golden XML days, I worked some projects that used similar processes to generate Java code from XML definitions. Departing from your serialized model, you can use a XSL-T transformation to recreate the code that lead to the serialized objects. This process will create very linear code (as in non-modular), but you'll have what you're looking for. An example to get you started: To process the XML you provided, you can use the following recursive transformation: copy/paste it & try it here: online XSL-T (the template is based on Xpath 1.0 to be able to use the online tool. Xpath 2.0 will improve the code in some areas, like string functions) <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> = new (); _ .set( ); , Disclaimer: I tested the template on the sample provided and some variations of it, including some containign several more objects. I did not test deeper object nesting. It's an example and not a fully-functional XML Serialization to Java transformation, which is left as an exercise to the reader :-)