XStream xStream = new XStream(                    new XppDriver(){                        @Override                        public HierarchicalStreamWriter createWriter(Writer out) {                            return new PrettyPrintWriter(out){                                boolean cdata = false;                                @Override                                public void startNode(String name, Class clazz) {                                    super.startNode(name, clazz);                                    cdata = name.equalsIgnoreCase("value");                                }                                @Override                                public void setValue(String text) {                                    super.setValue(text);    //To change body of overridden methods use File | Settings | File Templates.                                }                                @Override                                protected void writeText(QuickWriter writer, String text) {                                    if(cdata){                                        writer.write("");                                    }else {                                        writer.write(text);                                    }                                }                            };                        }                    }            );xStream.alias("parameters", List.class);xStream.alias("parameter", Parameter.class);xStream.useAttributeFor(Parameter.class,"index");xStream.useAttributeFor(Parameter.class,"label");xStream.useAttributeFor(Parameter.class,"paramType");xStream.useAttributeFor(Parameter.class,"required");xStream.useAttributeFor(Parameter.class,"editable");xStream.useAttributeFor(Parameter.class,"encrypt");return xStream.toXML(obj);