在Android应用程序（Java和XML）中使用C ++ Struct？

Question

I'm a decent C++ programmer, good enough to do what I want. But I'm working on my first Android App (obviously not C++ related), and I'm having an issue where I'd like to translate what I know from C++ over to the XML/Java used in Android Studio.

Basically I have (in C++) an array of structures. And maybe I didn't do the perfect search, but I sure as heck tried to look around for the answer, but I didn't come up with anything.

How would I go about placing an array of structures inside the XML file and utilizing it in Java?

As a bit of a buffer, let me say that I'm not really looking for code, just verification that this is possible, and a method on how to go about it. I don't mind researching to learn what I want, but I haven't come up with anything. Like I said, I probably haven't googled it properly because I'm unsure of exactly how to ask it.

EDIT: So it appears that XML doesn't have a structure (or anything similar? not sure). But I can utilize a Java class with public variables. Now my question is more or less: What would be the best way to go about inserting all the information into the array/class/variables?

In C++ terms, I could neatly place all the info into a text file and then read from it, using a FOR loop to place all the info in the structures. Or, if I don't want to use an outside source/file, I could hardcode the information into each variable. Tedious, but it'd work. I'm not sure, in Android terms, if I could use the same method and pack in a text file with the app, and read from the file using a FOR loop to insert the information into the array/class/variables

class answerStruct
{
    public String a;

    public boolean status;

};



class questionStruct
{
    public String q;

    answerStruct[] answer = new answerStruct[4];

};

I'm not placing this here to brag at my super high tech program, but to give a visual, and frankly that's less I have to write out. This is the method I plan on going with. But, being Java, I'm open to possibly better options. My question still stands as far as inputting information into the variables. Hard code? or does Android/Java allow me to place a text file with my app, and read from it into the variables?

Answer 1

XML is just a markup language for tree-structured data, and imposes no restrictions on how you name or structure your tree nodes.

What I think that you're looking for is an XML Object Serialiser : a way to serialise your in-memory structure into XML for a more permanent storage, and then at a later run, deserialise it back into memory. There are many XML Serialisers for Java , each with an own proprietary XML format.

I've used Simple XML in the past, and found it easy and flexible.