diff -r src-bak/java/com/thoughtworks/xstream/converters/reflection/AbstractReflectionConverter.java src/java/com/thoughtworks/xstream/converters/reflection/AbstractReflectionConverter.java 301a302,305 > String resolvesAttribute = reader.getAttribute(mapper.aliasForAttribute("resolves-to")); > if (resolvesAttribute != null) { > return mapper.realClass(resolvesAttribute); > }