De serialize html escape characters using simple xml converter in retrofit android

Question

How can we deserialize html escape characters in inner tags of xml of a response body to be saved in POJO classes using simple xml converter in retrofit android?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<sample>
  <outer>
    &lt;test&gt;data<&lt;/test>&gt;
  </outer>
</sample>

Plain xml is converted. But sometimes escape characters comes in between in inner tags of xml — Vineeth Kuttipurath kottayodan, Nov 21 '19 at 17:33

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 22 '19 at 09:14

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This should do it

@Root
public class Sample {
    @Element
    Outer outer;
}

public class Outer {
    @Text
    String text;

    public Test test;

    public Xml(@Text String text) {
        Serializer serializer = new Persister();
        try {
            example = serializer.read(Test.class, text);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

public class Test {

    @Element
    public String data;
}

answered Nov 22 '19 at 09:14

loredan13

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I tried. It returns null. Are you sure it will work with simple xml 2.7.1? – Vineeth Kuttipurath kottayodan Nov 22 '19 at 09:35
Check your input, I think it might be malformed. Correct one would look like this: ` <test>data</test> ` – loredan13 Nov 22 '19 at 09:37
Here, that compiles and works correctly for me: https://pastebin.com/u5F3334J – loredan13 Nov 22 '19 at 09:51
<SampleDocument Protocol="KELP" Version="1.0"><serverDetails Success="True"><xsiServerAddress>test.server.com</xsiServerAddress></serverDetails></SampleDocument> – Vineeth Kuttipurath kottayodan Nov 22 '19 at 09:59
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Here you go: https://pastebin.com/zrKdq9nk. Also, it works the same on Android and plain Java – loredan13 Nov 22 '19 at 10:19
Let us [continue this discussion in chat](https://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/202873/discussion-between-loredan13-and-vineeth-kuttipurath-kottayodan). – loredan13 Nov 22 '19 at 10:24
Finally it worked. Thanks for your time and effort. – Vineeth Kuttipurath kottayodan Nov 25 '19 at 04:21
Can we read a blank xml tag exist using simple xml; I want to get 'read' exist for a status; xml below 2040 – Vineeth Kuttipurath kottayodan Mar 10 '20 at 04:11
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@VineethKuttipurathkottayodan I think `@Element Object read;` should do it – loredan13 Mar 10 '20 at 06:41
I am always getting error while parsing additional details and its object : 140testtestCTOtesttesttest – Vineeth Kuttipurath kottayodan Mar 13 '20 at 04:40
Can you help me out – Vineeth Kuttipurath kottayodan Mar 13 '20 at 04:41
Can you look into it please. I tried many ways. But it doesn't work – Vineeth Kuttipurath kottayodan Mar 19 '20 at 04:13

De serialize html escape characters using simple xml converter in retrofit android

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