import java.io.*;
import org.jdom.*;
import org.jdom.output.*;

public class JDOMCreation {

public static void main(String[] args) {
Element root = new Element("todolist"), item;
Document doc = new Document(root);

item = buildItem("1", "6", "Leggere la posta", "2");
root.addContent(item);

item = buildItem("2", "9", "Rivoluzione", "2");
root.addContent(item);

item = buildItem("3", "8", "Andate a correre nel parco", "1");
root.addContent(item);

try {

XMLOutputter outputter = new XMLOutputter();
outputter.setNewlines(true);
outputter.setIndent(" ");
outputter.output(doc, System.out);
} catch(IOException e) {
System.err.println("Errorre durante la serializzazione del documento");
e.printStackTrace();
}
}

private final static Element buildItem(String numer, String priority, String description, String state) {
Element item = new Element("item"), numberEl = new Element("number"), prirityEl = new Element("priority"), descriptionEl = 

new Element("description"), stateEl = new Element("state");

numberEl.setText(number);
priority.El.setText(priority);
descriptionEl.setText(description);
stateEl.setText(state);

item.addContent(numberEl);
item.addContent(priorityEl);
item.addContent(descriptionEl);
item.addContent(stateEl);

return item;
}
}