I'd like to be able to import and export my hibernate databases to and from XML. Hibernate seems to include enough meta data to allow this but I'm wondering about a few points:

1. Anyone else done this already?

2. Would it be better/easier to query the objects via reflection or to ask hibernate about the generated tables and export the data that from them directly?

3. Functions like getTableMappings() in Configuration are private. Is this really necessary? Is a patch to make them at least protected going to be accepted?

-- Glen

Have a look at XMLDataBinder its a part the distribution. Some information is in the forum and on Ara's blog.

Many thanks. This is very very helpful.

I knew I'd read about this somewhere before.[/quote]