XStream or Simple

Question

I need to decide on which one to use. My case is pretty simple. I need to convert a simple POJO/Bean to XML, and then back. Nothing special.

One thing I am looking for

Answer 1

Thought I share this here. To get XStream to ignore missing fields (when you have removed a property):

 XStream xstream = new XStream() {
  @Override
  protected MapperWrapper wrapMapper(MapperWrapper next) {
    return new MapperWrapper(next) {
      @Override
      public boolean shouldSerializeMember(Class definedIn,
              String fieldName) {
        if (definedIn == Object.class) {
          return false;
        }
        return super.shouldSerializeMember(definedIn, fieldName);
      }
    };
  }
};   

This can also be extended to handle versions and property renames.

Credit to Peter Voss: https://pvoss.wordpress.com/2009/01/08/xstream