In this section, I’ll show you two ways to convert XML to JSON, first with data binding and then with tree traversal. I’ll assume that you’ve read Chapter 11 and are familiar with Jackson.

Flexter automatically converts large volumes of complex XML or JSON to a database, text, or big data formats. 0% coding. 100% automation.

Functions are available to convert native data structures to and from XML, JSON, and YAML. These are typically used by an application and often a user will never see this data.

That’s one reason why with Office 2007, Microsoft shifted its Word and Excel file formats to XML-based format. Conversion to other formats was made much easier thanks to XML.

With a couple of mouse clicks you can convert JSON or XML to a perfectly good class. And, with a little extra work, you can do it in a couple of keystrokes.