import java.io.*; import org.codehaus.plexus.util.*; import org.custommonkey.xmlunit.*; try { File actual = new File( basedir, "echo.xml" ); File expected = new File( basedir, "echo.xml.expected" ); Reader actualReader = ReaderFactory.newXmlReader(actual); Reader expectedReader = ReaderFactory.newXmlReader(expected); XMLAssert.assertXMLEqual(expectedReader, actualReader); return true; } catch( Throwable t ) { t.printStackTrace(); return false; }