Xstream: removing class attribute

Question

How do I remove the class=”Something ” attributes in Xstream .

I use Xstream with annotations

Answer 1

I read its code and found if your class is not mapper.defaultImplementationOf(fieldType) , it will add the default class attribute for you, unless the class attribute name is null;

So, set this can remove the class=”Something ” attributes

 xstream.aliasSystemAttribute(null, "class");

Answer 2

This attribute is shown, at least, when it's not obvious which class shall be used. Usage of interface is an example. In situations like that You can try:

xStream.addDefaultImplementation(YourDefaultImplementation.class, YourInterface.class);

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