public   class  Test{

     public   static   void  main(String[] args) {
      sample();
    }


     public   void  sample()
    {
        String xml = "<transit><in_path>c:\\temp</in_path></transit>";
        Digester digester =  new  Digester();
        digester.push( this );

        //так
        digester.addSetProperties("transit/in_path");
        //или так
        digester.addSetNestedProperties("transit/in_path");
        //результат один и тот же
       
         try  {
            digester.parse( new  StringReader(xml));
        }  catch  (Exception e) {}
    }

     public  String getIn_path() {
         return  in_path;
    }

     public   void  setIn_path(String in_path) {
         this .in_path = in_path;
    }

     private  String in_path;
}

        }  catch  (Exception e) {}

        digester.addSetProperties("transit/in_path");
        //или 
        digester.addSetNestedProperties("transit/in_path");

digester.addBeanPropertySetter("transit/in_path");

     public   static   void  main(String[] args) {
      sample();
    }

     public   static   void  main(String[] args) {
       new  Test().sample();
    }