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1. XStream empty tag when List is empty    stackoverflow.com

When using XStream, I get am empty tag(on the collection field) if I try to serialise an Object has java.util.List collection which is empty. How to I remove that empty tag ...

2. Java XStream - Ignore tag that doesn't exist in XML    stackoverflow.com

I currently use a piece of XML like the following

<Person>
    <Name>Frank Smith</Name>
    <Id>100023412</Id>
    <DOB>12/05/1954</DOB>
    <LasLogin>01/09/2010</LasLogin>
    <FavOS>Windows</FavOS> ...

3. How to store attribute and value of a XML tag using XStream    stackoverflow.com

I have the following XML file

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<paths>
    <path action="M">some/path</path>
    <path action="D">another/path</path>
</paths>

public class Paths {
   ...