# Resolve
Date: 2013-02-18

## org.simpleframework.xml.core
Annotation Type Resolve

    @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
    public @interface Resolve

The `Resolve` method is used to resolve an object that has been deserialized from the XML document. This is used when the deserialized object whats to provide a substitute to itself within the object graph. This is particularly useful when an object is used to reference an external XML document, as it allows that XML document to be deserialized in to a new object instance.

This is similar to the `readResolve` method used within Java Object Serialization in that it is used to create a object to plug in to the object graph after it has been fully deserialized. Care should be taken when using this annotation as the object that is returned from the resolve method must match the field type such that the resolved object is an assignable substitute.

Author:
  Niall Gallagher