I've used Java Architecture for XML Binding (JAXB) successfully for a wide set of problems and generally really like it . However, it is not without its downsides.

Here's how to make classes, fields, methods, constructors, and objects work together in your Java programs.

However, the Java Platform provides a data structure that greatly simplifies the use of reference objects like this, called the java.util.WeakHashMap class. WeakHashMap works exactly like a hash ...