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Defines annotations for customizing Java program elements to XML Schema mapping.
Package Specification
The following table shows the JAXB mapping annotations
that can be associated with each program element.
Terminology
JavaBean property and field: For the purposes of
mapping, there is no semantic difference between a field and
a JavaBean property. Thus, an annotation that can be applied
to a JavaBean property can always be applied to a
field. Hence in the Javadoc documentation, for brevity, the
term JavaBean property or property is used to mean either JavaBean
property or a field. Where required, both are explicitly
mentioned.
top level class: For the purpose of mapping, there is
no semantic difference between a top level class and a
static nested class. Thus, an annotation that can be applied
to a top level class, can always be applied to a nested
static class. Hence in the Javadoc documentation, for
brevity, the term "top level class" or just class is used to
mean either a top level class or a nested static
class.
mapping annotation:A JAXB 2.0 defined program
annotation based on the JSR 175 programming annotation
facility.
Common Usage Constraints
The following usage constraints are defined here since
they apply to more than annotation:
- For a property, a given annotation can be applied to
either read or write property but not both.
- A property name must be different from any other
property name in any of the super classes of the
class being mapped.
- A mapped field name or the decapitalized name of a
mapped property must be unique within a class.
Notations
Namespace prefixes
The following namespace prefixes are used in the XML Schema
fragments in this package.
Prefix
Namespace
Notes
xs
http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema
Namespace of XML Schema namespace
ref
http://ws-i.org/profiles/basic/1.1/xsd
Namespace for swaref schema component
xsi
http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance
XML Schema namespace for instances
@since JAXB 2.0