1. A method of populating a plurality of data structures of a software application written in a programming language, each of said plurality of data structures containing corresponding fields, said method comprising: receiving an input data, said input data being according to eXtensible Markup Language (XML), wherein said input data contains a plurality of elements, each element having an associated value; receiving a non-XML based schema, said non-XML based schema containing a plurality of schema structures according to said programming language of said software application, said plurality of schema structures specifying a mapping of each of said plurality of elements to respective fields of said plurality of data structures; and setting each of the fields of said plurality of data structures to values associated with an element specified by said mapping, wherein said plurality of data structures contains a first data structure containing a first field, wherein said plurality of schema structures contains a first schema structure and a second schema structure, said first schema structure contains a mapping of a first tag text to said first data structure, said second schema structure contains a mapping of a second tag text to said first field, said first schema structure containing a link to said second schema structure to indicate that elements having said second tag text are disposed within elements having said first tag text, wherein said setting comprises: parsing said plurality of elements to identify a hierarchical element having said first tag text and a sub-element at a lower level, said sub-element being disposed within said hierarchical element and having said second tag text, said sub-element having a first value; and storing said first value in said first field of said first data structure, in response to said identifying.
1. A method of populating a plurality of data structures of a software application written in a programming language, each of said plurality of data structures containing corresponding fields, said method comprising: receiving an input data, said input data being according to eXtensible Markup Language (XML), wherein said input data contains a plurality of elements, each element having an associated value; receiving a non-XML based schema, said non-XML based schema containing a plurality of schema structures according to said programming language of said software application, said plurality of schema structures specifying a mapping of each of said plurality of elements to respective fields of said plurality of data structures; and setting each of the fields of said plurality of data structures to values associated with an element specified by said mapping, wherein said plurality of data structures contains a first data structure containing a first field, wherein said plurality of schema structures contains a first schema structure and a second schema structure, said first schema structure contains a mapping of a first tag text to said first data structure, said second schema structure contains a mapping of a second tag text to said first field, said first schema structure containing a link to said second schema structure to indicate that elements having said second tag text are disposed within elements having said first tag text, wherein said setting comprises: parsing said plurality of elements to identify a hierarchical element having said first tag text and a sub-element at a lower level, said sub-element being disposed within said hierarchical element and having said second tag text, said sub-element having a first value; and storing said first value in said first field of said first data structure, in response to said identifying. 3. The method of claim 1 , wherein a third schema structure of said plurality of schema structures specifies a mapping of a first attribute text of an element in said plurality of elements to a second field in a second data structure of said plurality of data structures, wherein said parsing identifies a third value associated with said first attribute text in said element of said input data, wherein said storing stores said third value in said second field of said second data structure.