- java.lang.Object
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- javax.xml.bind.JAXBElement<T>
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- All Implemented Interfaces:
- Serializable
public class JAXBElement<T> extends Object implements Serializable
JAXB representation of an Xml Element.
This class represents information about an Xml Element from both the element declaration within a schema and the element instance value within an xml document with the following properties
- element's xml tag name
- value represents the element instance's atttribute(s) and content model
- element declaration's declaredType (xs:element @type attribute)
- scope of element declaration
- boolean nil property. (element instance's xsi:nil attribute)
The declaredType and scope property are the JAXB class binding for the xml type definition.
Scope is either
JAXBElement.GlobalScope
or the Java class representing the complex type definition containing the schema element declaration.There is a property constraint that if value is null, then nil must be true. The converse is not true to enable representing a nil element with attribute(s). If nil is true, it is possible that value is non-null so it can hold the value of the attributes associated with a nil element.
- Since:
- JAXB 2.0
- See Also:
- Serialized Form
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Nested Class Summary
Nested Classes Modifier and Type Class and Description static class
JAXBElement.GlobalScope
Designates global scope for an xml element.
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Field Summary
Fields Modifier and Type Field and Description protected Class<T>
declaredType
Java datatype binding for xml element declaration's type.protected QName
name
xml element tag nameprotected boolean
nil
true iff the xml element instance has xsi:nil="true".protected Class
scope
Scope of xml element declaration representing this xml element instance.protected T
value
xml element value.
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor and Description JAXBElement(QName name, Class<T> declaredType, Class scope, T value)
Construct an xml element instance.JAXBElement(QName name, Class<T> declaredType, T value)
Construct an xml element instance.
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Method Summary
Methods Modifier and Type Method and Description Class<T>
getDeclaredType()
Returns the Java binding of the xml element declaration's type attribute.QName
getName()
Returns the xml element tag name.Class
getScope()
Returns scope of xml element declaration.T
getValue()
Return the content model and attribute values for this element.boolean
isGlobalScope()
Returns true iff this xml element declaration is global.boolean
isNil()
Returns true iff this element instance content model is nil.boolean
isTypeSubstituted()
Returns true iff this xml element instance's value has a different type than xml element declaration's declared type.void
setNil(boolean value)
Set whether this element has nil content.void
setValue(T t)
Set the content model and attributes of this xml element.
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Field Detail
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name
protected final QName name
xml element tag name
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declaredType
protected final Class<T> declaredType
Java datatype binding for xml element declaration's type.
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scope
protected final Class scope
Scope of xml element declaration representing this xml element instance. Can be one of the following values: -JAXBElement.GlobalScope
for global xml element declaration. - local element declaration has a scope set to the Java class representation of complex type defintion containing xml element declaration.
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value
protected T value
xml element value. Represents content model and attributes of an xml element instance.
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nil
protected boolean nil
true iff the xml element instance has xsi:nil="true".
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Constructor Detail
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JAXBElement
public JAXBElement(QName name, Class<T> declaredType, Class scope, T value)
Construct an xml element instance.
- Parameters:
name
- Java binding of xml element tag namedeclaredType
- Java binding of xml element declaration's typescope
- Java binding of scope of xml element declaration. Passing null is the same as passing GlobalScope.classvalue
- Java instance representing xml element's value.- See Also:
getScope()
,isTypeSubstituted()
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Method Detail
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getDeclaredType
public Class<T> getDeclaredType()
Returns the Java binding of the xml element declaration's type attribute.
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getName
public QName getName()
Returns the xml element tag name.
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setValue
public void setValue(T t)
Set the content model and attributes of this xml element.
When this property is set to null, isNil() must by true. Details of constraint are described at
isNil()
.- See Also:
isTypeSubstituted()
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getValue
public T getValue()
Return the content model and attribute values for this element.
See
isNil()
for a description of a property constraint when this value is null
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getScope
public Class getScope()
Returns scope of xml element declaration.- Returns:
- GlobalScope.class if this element is of global scope.
- See Also:
isGlobalScope()
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isNil
public boolean isNil()
Returns true iff this element instance content model is nil.
This property always returns true when
getValue()
is null. Note that the converse is not true, when this property is true,getValue()
can contain a non-null value for attribute(s). It is valid for a nil xml element to have attribute(s).
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setNil
public void setNil(boolean value)
Set whether this element has nil content.
- See Also:
isNil()
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isGlobalScope
public boolean isGlobalScope()
Returns true iff this xml element declaration is global.
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isTypeSubstituted
public boolean isTypeSubstituted()
Returns true iff this xml element instance's value has a different type than xml element declaration's declared type.
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