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The following sections describe how to customize generated JAXB classes and Java program elements.
Custom JAXB binding declarations enable you to customize your generated JAXB classes beyond the XML-specific constraints in an XML schema to include Java-specific refinements, such as class and package name mappings.
JAXB provides two ways to customize an XML schema:
Code examples that show how to customize JAXB bindings are provided later in this document.
The JAXB annotations defined in the javax.xml.bind.annotation package can be used to customize Java program elements to XML schema mapping. The following table summarizes the JAXB annotations that can be used with a Java package.
Table: JAXB Annotations Associated with a Java Package
| Annotation | Description and Default Setting |
|---|---|
| @XmlSchema | Maps a package to an XML target namespace. Default settings:
@XmlSchema (
xmlns = {},
namespace = "",
elementFormDefault = XmlNsForm.UNSET,
attributeFormDefault = XmlNsForm.UNSET
)
|
| @XmlAccessorType | Controls default serialization of fields and properties.
Default settings:
@XmlAccessorType (
value = AccessType.PUBLIC_MEMBER
) |
| @XmlAccessorOrder | Controls the default ordering of properties and fields mapped to XML elements.
Default settings:
@XmlAccessorOrder (
value = AccessorOrder.UNDEFINED
)
|
| @XmlSchemaType | Allows a customized mapping to an XML Schema built-in type.
Default settings:
@XmlSchemaType (
namespace =
"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema",
type = DEFAULT.class
)
|
| @XmlSchemaTypes | A container annotation for defining multiple @XmlSchemaType annotations.
Default settings:None |
The following table summarizes JAXB annotations that can be used with a Java class.
Table: JAXB Annotations Associated with a Java Class
| Annotation | Description and Default Setting |
|---|---|
| @XmlType | Maps a Java class to a schema type.
Default settings:
@XmlType (
name = "##default",
propOrder = {""},
namespace = "##default",
factoryClass = DEFAULT.class,
factoryMethod = ""
)
|
| @XmlRootElement | Associates a global element with the schema type to which the class is mapped.
Default settings:
@XmlRootElement (
name = "##default",
namespace = "##default"
)
|
The following table summarizes JAXB annotations that can be used with a Java enum type.
Table: JAXB Annotations Associated with a Java enum Type
| Annotation | Description and Default Setting |
|---|---|
| @XmlEnum | Maps a Java type to an XML simple type.
Default settings: @XmlEnum ( value = String.class ) |
| @XmlEnumValue | Maps a Java type to an XML simple type.
Default settings:None |
| @XmlType | Maps a Java class to a schema type.
Default settings:
@XmlType (
name = "##default",
propOrder = {""},
namespace = "##default",
factoryClass = DEFAULT.class,
factoryMethod = ""
)
|
| @XmlRootElement | Associates a global element with the schema type to which the class is mapped.
Default settings:
@XmlRootElement (
name = "##default",
namespace = "##default"
)
|
The following table summarizes JAXB annotations that can be used with Java properties and fields.
Table: JAXB Annotations Associated with Java Properties and Fields
| Annotation | Description and Default Setting |
|---|---|
| @XmlElement | Maps a JavaBeans property or field to an XML element derived from a property or field name.
Default settings:
@XmlElement (
name = "##default",
nillable = false,
namespace = "##default",
type = DEFAULT.class,
defaultValue = "\u0000"
)
|
| @XmlElements | A container annotation for defining multiple @XmlElement annotations.
Default settings:None |
| @XmlElementRef | Maps a JavaBeans property or field to an XML element derived from a property or field’s type.
Default settings:
@XmlElementRef (
name = "##default",
namespace = "##default",
type = DEFAULT.class
)
|
| @XmlElementRefs | A container annotation for defining multiple @XmlElementRef annotations.
Default settings:None |
| @XmlElementWrapper | Generates a wrapper element around an XML representation. It is typically used as a wrapper XML element around collections.
Default settings:
@XmlElementWrapper (
name = "##default",
namespace = "##default",
nillable = false
)
|
| @XmlAnyElement | Maps a JavaBeans property to an XML infoset representation or a JAXB element.
Default settings:
@XmlAnyElement (
lax = false,
value = W3CDomHandler.class
)
|
| @XmlAttribute | Maps a JavaBeans property to an XML attribute.
Default settings:
@XmlAttribute (
name = ##default,
required = false,
namespace = "##default"
)
|
| @XmlAnyAttribute | Maps a JavaBeans property to a map of wildcard attributes.
Default settings:None |
| @XmlTransient | Prevents the mapping of a JavaBeans property to an XML representation.
Default settings:None |
| @XmlValue | Defines mapping of a class to an XML Schema complex type with a simpleContent or an XML Schema simple type.
Default settings:None |
| @XmlID | Maps a JavaBeans property to an XML ID.
Default settings:None |
| @XmlIDREF | Maps a JavaBeans property to an XML IDREF.
Default settings:None |
| @XmlList | Maps a property to a list simple type.
Default settings:None |
| @XmlMixed | Marks a JavaBeans multi-valued property to support mixed content.
Default settings:None |
| @XmlMimeType | Associates the MIME type that controls the XML representation of the property.
Default settings:None |
| @XmlAttachmentRef | Marks a field/property that its XML form is a URI reference to mime content.
Default settings:None |
| @XmlInlineBinaryData | Disables consideration of XOP encoding for data types that are bound to base64-encoded binary data in XML.
Default settings:None |
The following table summarizes the JAXB annotation that can be used with object factories.
Table: JAXB Annotations Associated with Object Factories
| Annotation | Description and Default Setting |
|---|---|
| @XmlElementDecl | Maps a factory method to an XML element.
Default settings:
@XmlElementDecl (
scope = GLOBAL.class,
namespace = "##default",
substitutionHeadNamespace = "##default",
substitutionHeadName = ""
)
|
The following table summarizes JAXB annotations that can be used with adapters.
Table: JAXB Annotations Associated with Adapters
| Annotation | Description and Default Setting |
|---|---|
| @XmlJavaTypeAdapter | Use the adapter that implements the @XmlAdapter annotation for custom marshalling.
Default settings: @XmlJavaTypeAdapter ( type = DEFAULT.class ) |
| @XmlJavaTypeAdapters | A container annotation for defining multiple
@XmlJavaTypeAdapter annotations at the package level.
Default settings: None |