Java tutorial
import java.io.StringReader; import javax.xml.bind.JAXBContext; import javax.xml.bind.Marshaller; import javax.xml.bind.Unmarshaller; import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement; import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlValue; @XmlRootElement(name = "element") public class Main { protected String elementValue; @XmlValue public String getElementValue() { return elementValue; } public void setElementValue(String el) { this.elementValue = el; } public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { JAXBContext jc = JAXBContext.newInstance(Main.class); Unmarshaller unmarshaller = jc.createUnmarshaller(); StringReader xml = new StringReader("<element>data</element>"); Main myClass = (Main) unmarshaller.unmarshal(xml); Marshaller marshaller = jc.createMarshaller(); marshaller.setProperty(Marshaller.JAXB_FORMATTED_OUTPUT, true); marshaller.marshal(myClass, System.out); } }