diff --git a/xstream/pom.xml b/xstream/pom.xml
index 8a5aec41e9..f505019d71 100644
--- a/xstream/pom.xml
+++ b/xstream/pom.xml
@@ -1,44 +1,50 @@
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
-	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-	<groupId>org.baeldung</groupId>
-	<artifactId>xstream-introduction</artifactId>
-	<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
-	<name>xstream-introduction</name>
-	<description>An Introduction To XStream</description>
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <groupId>org.baeldung</groupId>
+    <artifactId>xstream-introduction</artifactId>
+    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <name>xstream-introduction</name>
+    <description>An Introduction To XStream</description>
 
-	<dependencies>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>com.thoughtworks.xstream</groupId>
-			<artifactId>xstream</artifactId>
-			<version>1.4.5</version>
-		</dependency>
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.thoughtworks.xstream</groupId>
+            <artifactId>xstream</artifactId>
+            <version>1.4.5</version>
+        </dependency>
 
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>junit</groupId>
-			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-			<version>4.12</version>
-		</dependency>
-		
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>log4j</groupId>
-			<artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-			<version>1.2.17</version>
-		</dependency>
-	</dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.codehaus.jettison</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jettison</artifactId>
+            <version>1.3.7</version>
+        </dependency>
 
-	<build>
-		<plugins>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.5.1</version>
-				<configuration>
-					<source>1.8</source>
-					<target>1.8</target>
-				</configuration>
-			</plugin>
-		</plugins>
-	</build>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>junit</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+            <version>4.12</version>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>log4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
+            <version>1.2.17</version>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.5.1</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <target>1.8</target>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
 
 </project>
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diff --git a/xstream/src/main/java/com/baeldung/initializer/SimpleXstreamInitializer.java b/xstream/src/main/java/com/baeldung/initializer/SimpleXstreamInitializer.java
index 5dec19d181..a15bea5481 100644
--- a/xstream/src/main/java/com/baeldung/initializer/SimpleXstreamInitializer.java
+++ b/xstream/src/main/java/com/baeldung/initializer/SimpleXstreamInitializer.java
@@ -1,19 +1,23 @@
 package com.baeldung.initializer;
 
 import com.thoughtworks.xstream.XStream;
+import com.thoughtworks.xstream.io.json.JettisonMappedXmlDriver;
+import com.thoughtworks.xstream.io.json.JsonHierarchicalStreamDriver;
 
 public class SimpleXstreamInitializer {
 
-    private XStream xtreamInstance;
-
     public XStream getXstreamInstance() {
-        if (xtreamInstance == null) {
-            synchronized (SimpleXstreamInitializer.class) {
-                if (xtreamInstance == null) {
-                    xtreamInstance = new XStream();
-                }
-            }
-        }
+        XStream xtreamInstance = new XStream();
         return xtreamInstance;
     }
+
+    public XStream getXstreamJettisonMappedInstance() {
+        XStream xstreamInstance = new XStream(new JettisonMappedXmlDriver());
+        return xstreamInstance;
+    }
+
+    public XStream getXstreamJsonHierarchicalInstance() {
+        XStream xstreamInstance = new XStream(new JsonHierarchicalStreamDriver());
+        return xstreamInstance;
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/xstream/src/main/resources/log4j.properties b/xstream/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
index 9cdafc6bdb..03d8c51aa0 100644
--- a/xstream/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
+++ b/xstream/src/main/resources/log4j.properties
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 # Root logger option
 log4j.rootLogger=DEBUG, file
-
 # Redirect log messages to console
 # log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
 # log4j.appender.stdout.Target=System.out
 # log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
 # log4j.appender.stdout.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-5p %c{1}:%L - %m%n
-
 # Redirect log messages to a log file, support file rolling.
 log4j.appender.file=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender
 log4j.appender.file.File=D:\\Test\\xstream-application.log
diff --git a/xstream/src/test/java/com/baeldung/test/XStreamJettisonTest.java b/xstream/src/test/java/com/baeldung/test/XStreamJettisonTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f37605cc98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xstream/src/test/java/com/baeldung/test/XStreamJettisonTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package com.baeldung.test;
+
+import com.baeldung.initializer.SimpleXstreamInitializer;
+import com.baeldung.pojo.ContactDetails;
+import com.baeldung.pojo.Customer;
+import com.baeldung.utility.SimpleDataGeneration;
+import com.thoughtworks.xstream.XStream;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class XStreamJettisonTest {
+
+    private Customer customer = null;
+
+    private String dataJson = null;
+
+    private XStream xstream = null;
+
+    @Before
+    public void dataSetup() {
+        SimpleXstreamInitializer simpleXstreamInitializer = new SimpleXstreamInitializer();
+        xstream = simpleXstreamInitializer.getXstreamJettisonMappedInstance();
+        xstream.processAnnotations(Customer.class);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void convertObjectToJson() {
+        customer = SimpleDataGeneration.generateData();
+        xstream.alias("customer", Customer.class);
+        xstream.alias("contactDetails", ContactDetails.class);
+        xstream.aliasField("fn", Customer.class, "firstName");
+        dataJson = xstream.toXML(customer);
+        System.out.println(dataJson);
+        Assert.assertNotNull(dataJson);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void convertJsonToObject() {
+        customer = SimpleDataGeneration.generateData();
+        dataJson = xstream.toXML(customer);
+        customer = (Customer) xstream.fromXML(dataJson);
+        System.out.println(customer);
+        Assert.assertNotNull(customer);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/xstream/src/test/java/com/baeldung/test/XStreamJsonHierarchicalTest.java b/xstream/src/test/java/com/baeldung/test/XStreamJsonHierarchicalTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1e71cb7066
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xstream/src/test/java/com/baeldung/test/XStreamJsonHierarchicalTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package com.baeldung.test;
+
+import com.baeldung.initializer.SimpleXstreamInitializer;
+import com.baeldung.pojo.ContactDetails;
+import com.baeldung.pojo.Customer;
+import com.baeldung.utility.SimpleDataGeneration;
+import com.thoughtworks.xstream.XStream;
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class XStreamJsonHierarchicalTest {
+
+    private Customer customer = null;
+    private String dataJson = null;
+    private XStream xstream = null;
+
+    @Before
+    public void dataSetup() {
+        SimpleXstreamInitializer simpleXstreamInitializer = new SimpleXstreamInitializer();
+        xstream = simpleXstreamInitializer.getXstreamJsonHierarchicalInstance();
+        xstream.processAnnotations(Customer.class);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void convertObjectToJson() {
+        customer = SimpleDataGeneration.generateData();
+        xstream.alias("customer", Customer.class);
+        xstream.alias("contactDetails", ContactDetails.class);
+        xstream.aliasField("fn", Customer.class, "firstName");
+        dataJson = xstream.toXML(customer);
+        System.out.println(dataJson);
+        Assert.assertNotNull(dataJson);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = UnsupportedOperationException.class)
+    public void convertJsonToObject() {
+        customer = SimpleDataGeneration.generateData();
+        dataJson = xstream.toXML(customer);
+        customer = (Customer) xstream.fromXML(dataJson);
+        Assert.assertNotNull(customer);
+    }
+
+}