JAXB element of type enum

Question

So I know how to create an enum type but when I set an element type to it the element field will just be of type string and not of type enum. How do I create an enum in my schem

Answer 1

You could form your XML schema as follows:

Will cause the following Enum to be generated:

package com.example;

import javax.xml.bind.annotation.*;

@XmlType(name = "myEnum")
@XmlEnum
public enum MyEnum {

    MY_ENUM_1,
    MY_ENUM_2;

    public String value() {
        return name();
    }

    public static MyEnum fromValue(String v) {
        return valueOf(v);
    }

}

And the following class that leverages that Enum:

package com.example;

import javax.xml.bind.annotation.*;

@XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
@XmlType(name = "", propOrder = {
    "local",
    "ref"
})
@XmlRootElement(name = "root")
public class Root {

    @XmlElement(required = true)
    protected MyEnum local;
    @XmlElement(required = true)
    protected MyEnum ref;

    public MyEnum getLocal() {
        return local;
    }

    public void setLocal(MyEnum value) {
        this.local = value;
    }

    public MyEnum getRef() {
        return ref;
    }

    public void setRef(MyEnum value) {
        this.ref = value;
    }

}

For More Information

• http://blog.bdoughan.com/2011/08/jaxb-and-enums.html