Need expert advice on parsing a string into java beans

Hi,

I wrote the code to convert Java bean (using recursion and reflection) to a string, and the string is:

ie.  String text = MyUtil.toText(book);

text={book:Book={{name:java.lang.String="My Book"}{author:Author={{name:java.lang.String="Edmond Wong"}{email:java.lang.String="edmond.wong@xxxxxxxxxxx"}{address:java.lang.String="333 S. Hope St"}}}{price:double=49.99}{chapters:java.util.Vector={{chapter:Chapter={{no:int=1}{name:java.lang.String="Act I"}}}{chapter:Chapter={{no:int=2}{name:java.lang.String="Act II"}}}{chapter:Chapter={{no:int=3}{name:java.lang.String="Act III"}}}}}}}

However, I am having a hard time using recursion to parse the string back to the Java beans. Any ideas?

The Java Beans have the followingstructure:

public class Book implements java.io.Serializable{
	private String name;
	private Author author;
	private double price;
	private Vector chapters;
// Setters and Getters
}

public abstract class AbstractAuthor implements java.io.Serializable {
	private String address;
// Setters and Getters
}

public class Author extends AbstractAuthor {
	private String name;
	private String email;
// Setters and Getters
}

public class Chapter implements java.io.Serializable {
	int no;
	String name;
// Setters and Getters
}



Thanks,

Edmond
.

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