title: Strongly Typed Configuration Sections for Java
body: <p>In .NET you can create strongly-typed configuration sections using build-in base classes that do a lot of the mundane heavy lifting with respect to XML Serialization/De-serialization, schema validation, type-casting, etc...</p>
  
  <p>I'm working on a Java application and I'm looking for a similar capability. If there is a built-in facility for this I would prefer to not reinvent the wheel. I don't do a lot of Java so any guidance and links with examples/walk-throughs would be great.</p>
  
  <p>Does anyone have any tips on how I can accomplish this using built-in Java capabilities?</p>