[Simple-support] Customizing ElementMap serializer/deserializer

[Kin O. L. <ko...@ap...>]

Hello,

 

I'm new to Simple and is currently evaluating it for use in a project.

 

I have an existing XML and would like to deserialize it into a map
(Map<String,Object>):

 

<properties>

    <entry>

        <key>boolean-value</key>

        <value>

            <boolean>true</boolean>

        </value>

    </entry>

    <entry>

        <key>string-value</key>

        <value>

            <string>hello world</string>

        </value>

    </entry>

    <entry>

        <key>intvalue</key>

        <value>

            <int>42</int>

        </value>

    </entry>

</properties>

 

The value type can be one of the following:

 

                     <boolean>?</boolean>

                     <byte>?</byte>

                     <double>?</double>

                     <float>?</float>

                     <int>?</int>

                     <long>?</long>

                     <short>?</short>

                     <dateTime>?</dateTime>

                     <string>?</string>

 

 

So far, the closest I've been able to get to is this:

 

   <properties class="java.util.HashMap">

      <entry>

         <key>boolean-value</key>

         <value class="java.lang.Boolean">true</value>

      </entry>

      <entry>

         <key>string-value</key>

         <value class="java.lang.String">hello world</value>

      </entry>

      <entry>

         <key>intvalue</key>

         <value class="java.lang.Integer">42</value>

      </entry>

   </properties>

 

    @ElementMap (inline=false, key="key", value="value")

    private Map<String, Object> properties;

 

Is it possible to override default map deserializer/serializer to handle
the input XML which I have?

 

Thanks!