org.eclipse.persistence.oxm.annotations
Annotation Type XmlPath

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

This annotation allows a user to specify an xpath instead of an element name. It can be used in conjunction with JAXB Annotations to provide a higher level of customisation to the mappings. The following types of paths are supported:

• personal-info/first-name/text() - Direct Mapping
• ns:personal-info/ns:first-name/text() - Direct Mapping with Namespace
• street[2]/text() - Direct Mapping positional XPath
• @id - Direct Mapping to Attribute
• contact-info/address - Composite Mapping
• contact-info/address[2] - Composite Mapping positional XPath
• . - Self Composite Object Mapping

Example:
@XmlRootElement(name="customer")
public class Customer {
...
@XmlPath("personal-info/first-name/text()")
@XmlElement
public String firstName
@XmlPath("contact-info/address[1]")
public Address homeAddress;
@XmlPath("contact-info/address[2]")
public Address workAddress;
...
}



Required Element Summary

java.lang.String

value

Element Detail

value

public abstract java.lang.String value