choosing a serialize mechanim

[Henrik Vendelbo <hv...@bluprints.com>]

In my project I store several objects as XML in Xindice, as well as exchange
them using Axis.

Initially I though of implementing the Serializer/Deserializer classes
according to Axis norm and use them decoupled to persist to Xindice. I am
having quite a bit of trouble finding quality documentation on how to
implement serialization beyond the trivial. I use AXIS : Next Generation
Java SOAP, but in this area it is out of date and only deals with trivial
stuff. Secondly, I fear that decoupling will be hard.

I suppose I could use the BeanMapping mechanism, but I am uncertain if it
will give me sufficient level of control of the structure used. I dont want
to produce blurted and hard-to-read xml.

XmlBeans seem like worth looking at, and appears to be well documented.

So what should I do ? Use a common implementation, or two different ?

Henrik