From: zhidong zhao <zzhao_at_CS.UNO.EDU>
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 12:07:17 -0700

jdk1.4 has a xml package in java.util that serializes existing object to xml. The attributes that are accessable by getter and setter can be serialized into xml. the xml looks like
<object class="someClass">
  <fileds>
   <double builtin="attributeName">value</double>
   <String builtin="otherAttributeName">value</String>
  </fields>
  <!-- member class -->
  <object class="memberClass">
    <fields />
  </object>
</object>

I've tried to serialize swing classes with this tool.