Java tutorial
import java.beans.BeanInfo; import java.beans.IntrospectionException; import java.beans.Introspector; import java.beans.PropertyDescriptor; import java.beans.XMLEncoder; import java.io.BufferedOutputStream; import java.io.FileOutputStream; public class Main { public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception { MyClass o = new MyClass(); o.setProp(1); o.setProps(new int[] { 1, 2, 3 }); XMLEncoder encoder = new XMLEncoder(new BufferedOutputStream(new FileOutputStream("outfilename.xml"))); encoder.writeObject(o); encoder.close(); } } class MyClass { int i; public int getProp() { return i; } public void setProp(int i) { this.i = i; } int[] iarray = new int[0]; public int[] getProps() { return iarray; } public void setProps(int[] iarray) { this.iarray = iarray; } static { try { BeanInfo info = Introspector.getBeanInfo(MyClass.class); PropertyDescriptor[] propertyDescriptors = info.getPropertyDescriptors(); for (int i = 0; i < propertyDescriptors.length; ++i) { PropertyDescriptor pd = propertyDescriptors[i]; if (pd.getName().equals("props")) { pd.setValue("transient", Boolean.TRUE); } } } catch (IntrospectionException e) { } } }