Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

javax.xml.bind.annotation
Annotation Type XmlElement


@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
@Target(value={FIELD,METHOD})
public @interface XmlElement

Maps a JavaBean property to a XML element derived from property name.

Usage

@XmlElement annotation can be used with the following program elements:

The usage is subject to the following constraints:

A JavaBean property, when annotated with @XmlElement annotation is mapped to a local element in the XML Schema complex type to which the containing class is mapped.

Example 1: Map a public non static non final field to local element

     //Example: Code fragment
     public class USPrice {
         @XmlElement(name="itemprice")
         public java.math.BigDecimal price;
     }

     <!-- Example: Local XML Schema element -->
     <xs:complexType name="USPrice"/>
       <xs:sequence>
         <xs:element name="itemprice" type="xs:decimal" minOccurs="0"/>
       </sequence>
     </xs:complexType>
   

Example 2: Map a field to a nillable element.


     //Example: Code fragment
     public class USPrice {
         @XmlElement(nillable=true)
         public java.math.BigDecimal price;
     }

     <!-- Example: Local XML Schema element -->
     <xs:complexType name="USPrice">
       <xs:sequence>
         <xs:element name="price" type="xs:decimal" nillable="true" minOccurs="0"/>
       </sequence>
     </xs:complexType>
   

Example 3: Map a field to a nillable, required element.


     //Example: Code fragment
     public class USPrice {
         @XmlElement(nillable=true, required=true)
         public java.math.BigDecimal price;
     }

     <!-- Example: Local XML Schema element -->
     <xs:complexType name="USPrice">
       <xs:sequence>
         <xs:element name="price" type="xs:decimal" nillable="true" minOccurs="1"/>
       </sequence>
     </xs:complexType>
   

Example 4: Map a JavaBean property to an XML element with anonymous type.

See Example 6 in @XmlType.

Since:
JAXB2.0

Optional Element Summary
 String defaultValue
          Default value of this element.
 String name
          Name of the XML Schema element.
 String namespace
          XML target namespace of the XML Schema element.
 boolean nillable
          Customize the element declaration to be nillable.
 boolean required
          Customize the element declaration to be required.
 Class type
          The Java class being referenced.
 

name

public abstract String name
Name of the XML Schema element.

If the value is "##default", then element name is derived from the JavaBean property name.

Default:
"##default"

nillable

public abstract boolean nillable
Customize the element declaration to be nillable.

If nillable() is true, then the JavaBean property is mapped to a XML Schema nillable element declaration.

Default:
false

required

public abstract boolean required
Customize the element declaration to be required.

If required() is true, then Javabean property is mapped to an XML schema element declaration with minOccurs="1". maxOccurs is "1" for a single valued property and "unbounded" for a multivalued property.

If required() is false, then the Javabean property is mapped to XML Schema element declaration with minOccurs="0". maxOccurs is "1" for a single valued property and "unbounded" for a multivalued property.

Default:
false

namespace

public abstract String namespace
XML target namespace of the XML Schema element.

If the value is "##default", then the namespace is determined as follows:

  1. If the enclosing package has XmlSchema annotation, and its elementFormDefault is QUALIFIED, then the namespace of the enclosing class.
  2. Otherwise "" (which produces unqualified element in the default namespace.

Default:
"##default"

defaultValue

public abstract String defaultValue
Default value of this element.

The '' value specified as a default of this annotation element is used as a poor-man's substitute for null to allow implementations to recognize the 'no default value' state.

Default:
"\u0000"

type

public abstract Class type
The Java class being referenced.

Default:
javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement.DEFAULT.class

Java™ Platform
Standard Ed. 6

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