asx3m is a library that enables serialization of objects to XML and back again. The de/serializer is designed to be compatible with Java XStream library, but it’s not related to XStream project in any other way.

The class has dependencies with Maashaack library.

Sample

package hr.binaria.dto 
{
        public class Client
        {
                private var _age:int;

                public var id:Number;
                public var name:String;
                public var contacted:Boolean;
                public var mainProduct:Product;
                public var products:Array;

                public function get age():int{
                        return _age;
                }
                public function set age(value:int):void {
                        return _age;
                }
        }
}

package hr.binaria.dto
{
        public class Product
        {
                public var id:Number;
                public var name:String;
        }
}

package {
       import flash.display.Sprite;

       import hr.binaria.dto.Product;
       import hr.binaria.dto.Client;
       import hr.binaria.asx3m.Asx3mer;

        public class Asx3mTest extends Sprite
        {

                public function Asx3mTest()
                {       

                        var client:Client=new Client();                         
                        client.contacted=false;
                        client.name="John";

                        client.mainProduct=new Product();
                        client.mainProduct.id=0;
                        client.mainProduct.name="Main product";

                        var prod1:Product=new Product();
                        prod1.id=1;
                        prod1.name="Product 1";
                        var prod2:Product=new Product();
                        prod2.id=2;
                        prod2.name="Product 2";

                        client.products=new Array;
                        client.products.push(prod1);
                        client.products.push(prod2);

                        //convert object to XML
                        var xmlObj:XML=Asx3mer.instance.toXML(client);
                        trace(xmlObj);  

                        //decode object from XML                                
                        var clientDecoded:Client=Asx3mer.instance.fromXML(xmlObj) as Client;                            

                        //convert object to xml forcing type    
                        var xmlObjForced:XML=Asx3mer.instance.toXML(client,"SomeOtherType");
                        trace(xmlObjForced);    
                }               
        }
}

// Output
<hr.binaria.dto.Client>
  <name>John</name>
  <mainProduct>
    <name>Main product</name>
    <id>0</id>
  </mainProduct>
  <products>
    <hr.binaria.dto.Product>
      <name>Product 1</name>
      <id>1</id>
    </hr.binaria.dto.Product>
    <hr.binaria.dto.Product>
      <name>Product 2</name>
      <id>2</id>
    </hr.binaria.dto.Product>
  </products>
  <contacted>false</contacted>
</hr.binaria.dto.Client>

<SomeOtherType>
  <name>John</name>
  <mainProduct>
    <name>Main product</name>
    <id>0</id>
  </mainProduct>
  <products>
    <hr.binaria.dto.Product>
      <name>Product 1</name>
      <id>1</id>
    </hr.binaria.dto.Product>
    <hr.binaria.dto.Product>
      <name>Product 2</name>
      <id>2</id>
    </hr.binaria.dto.Product>
  </products>
  <contacted>false</contacted>
</SomeOtherType>