TestRule ruleOne = new TestRule();
TestRule ruleTwo = new TestRule();
// add a test rule before the bean rules
reader.addRule("!*/ListOfNames/names/name", ruleOne);
reader.registerBeanClass(ListOfNames.class);
// add a test rule after the bean rules
reader.addRule("!*/ListOfNames/names/name", ruleTwo);
ListOfNames newListOfNames = (ListOfNames) reader.parse(new StringReader(xml));