Parsing XML file list items using Simple XML in Android

Question

I need to parse a large XML file using a SImple XML file (I really want to use Simple XML). I created objects with XSD, converted them from JAXB, specific to special objects with SimpleXML support.

XML looks like this:

    <House>
      <MainLevel Name="~#editRoom" IsHidden="false">
        <ChildLevel Name="Television" Category="Livingroom">
          <string>TestRoom</string>
        </ChildLevel>
         <ChildLevel Name="Chair" Category="Livingroom">
          <string>TestRoom</string>
        </ChildLevel>
         <ChildLevel Name="Table">
          <string>TestRoom</string>
        </ChildLevel>
         <ChildLevel Name="ChamberName" Category="Livingroom">
          <string>TestRoom</string>
        </ChildLevel>
          <ChildLevel Name="ChamberName" Category="Bathroom">
          <string>BathTub</string>
        </ChildLevel>
         <ChildLevel Name="Door", Category="DiningRoom">
          <boolean>isOpen</boolean>
        </ChildLevel>
     </MainLevel>
    <MainLevel Name="~#editRoom" IsHidden="false">
        <ChildLevel Name="Television" Category="Livingroom">
          <string>TestRoom</string>
        </ChildLevel>
         <ChildLevel Name="Chair" Category="Livingroom">
          <string>TestRoom</string>
        </ChildLevel>
         <ChildLevel Name="Table" Category="Livingroom">
          <string>TestRoom</string>
        </ChildLevel>
         <ChildLevel Name="ChamberName" Category="Livingroom">
          <string>TestRoom</string>
        </ChildLevel>
          <ChildLevel Name="ChamberName" Category="Bathroom">
          <string>BathTub</string>
        </ChildLevel>
         <ChildLevel Name="Door">
          <boolean>isOpen</boolean>
        </ChildLevel>
     </MainLevel>
</House>

What are your suggestions. Please help. Thanks.

Answer 1

It is best to write 3 classes:

• A class , (= root) containing the list (inline-) HouseMainLevel
• A class containing a list (inline-) of all MainLevelChildLevel
• A class containing the value ChildLevel

:

@Root(...)
public class House
{
    @ElementList(inline = true, ...)
    private List<MainLevel> levels;

    // ...
}

public class MainLevel
{
    @Attribute(name = "Name")
    private String name;
    @Attribute(name = "IsHidden")
    private bool hidden;
    @ElementList(inline = true, ...)
    private List<ChildLevel> childLevels;

    // ...
}

public class ChildLevel
{
    @Attribute(name = "Name")
    private String name;
    @Attribute(name = "Category", required = false)
    private String category;

    // ...
}

a ChildLevel , . , .