XStream xstream = new XStream(); xstream.alias("person", Person.class); XStream xstream = new XStream(); xstream.aliasField("name", Person.class, "fullName"); XStream xstream = new XStream(); xstream.addImplicitCollection(Person.class, "hobbies"); XStream xstream = new XStream(); AliasFilter filter = new AliasFilter() { public boolean isAlias(String name, Class<?> type, Class<?> definedIn) { } }; xstream.addFilter(filter);