# Doubt parsing ADL file

**Category:** [Reference Implementation: Java (archive)](https://discourse.openehr.org/c/reference-implementation-java-archive/154)
**Created:** 2015-05-06 16:43 UTC
**Views:** 3
**Replies:** 5
**URL:** https://discourse.openehr.org/t/doubt-parsing-adl-file/15366

---

## Post #1 by @Duarte_Ferreira

Hi,

I’m using the java-libs to parse some adl files from the Clinical Knowledge Manager(CKM).

I’m getting some crashes due to stackoverflow when trying to do Archetype.toString().

When I checked the Archetype I saw a loop. The field Archetype.description.parentResourse was pointing back at the Archetype.

My confusion seems to be in the function org.openehr.rm.common.resource.AuthoredResource.setDescription().

I don’t understand why :
if (description != null && description.getParentResource() != this) {

description.setParentResource(this);

}

In this code we send “this” to be set as its own parentResource in the description.

Can anyone help me understand why this is happening?

Best,

Duarte Ferreira

---

## Post #2 by @pablo

The Resource contains the Description, so,
Description.parent = Resource

See [http://openehr.org/releases/1.0.2/architecture/rm/common_im.pdf](http://openehr.org/releases/1.0.2/architecture/rm/common_im.pdf) page 60

---

## Post #3 by @system

Hi

Can you point us to one of the archetypes ? Open the archetype in ckm and click the envelope button on the toolbar to get the link

---

## Post #4 by @Duarte_Ferreira

Thanks, I’ll check the documentation.

Best,

Duarte Ferreira

---

## Post #5 by @Duarte_Ferreira

I’m using the [http://www.openehr.org/ckm/#showArchetype_1013.1.130](http://www.openehr.org/ckm/#showArchetype_1013.1.130) as an example.

Best,

Duarte Ferreira

---

## Post #6 by @system

Hi,

If you want to get an archetype object serialized into ADL format use the ADLSerializer class (i.e. new ADLSerializer().output(archetype); ).

Cheers,

iago

---


**Canonical:** https://discourse.openehr.org/t/doubt-parsing-adl-file/15366
**Original content:** https://discourse.openehr.org/t/doubt-parsing-adl-file/15366