dump java bean object to an xml file

package serialization;

import java.beans.XMLEncoder;
import java.beans.XMLDecoder;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;

public class XMLEncoderMain {

	public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
		SimpleObject obj=new SimpleObject();
		obj.setName("John Wayne");
		obj.setSize(33);
		obj.setTitle("Whatever you do");
		
		dump(obj, "/tmp/obj.xml");
		SimpleObject obj2=(SimpleObject)load("/tmp/obj.xml");
		
		System.out.println("name="+obj2.getName());
	}
	
	public static void dump(Object obj, String filename) throws Exception {
		XMLEncoder e=new XMLEncoder(new FileOutputStream(filename));
		e.writeObject(obj);
		e.close();
	}
	
	public static Object load(String filename) throws Exception {
		XMLDecoder d=new XMLDecoder(new FileInputStream(filename));
		Object obj=d.readObject();
		d.close();
		return obj;
	}
	
}

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 
<java version="1.6.0_11" class="java.beans.XMLDecoder"> 
 <object class="serialization.SimpleObject"> 
  <void property="name"> 
   <string>John Wayne</string> 
  </void> 
  <void property="size"> 
   <int>33</int> 
  </void> 
  <void property="title"> 
   <string>Whatever you do</string> 
  </void> 
 </object> 
</java>