java annotations: library to override annotations with xml files

Question

Java has annotations and that is good. However, some developers feel that it is best to annotate code with metadata using xml files - others prefer annotations but would use met

Answer 1

Use JAXB http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/WebServices/jaxb/ You would write the xsd for your metadata file, generate JAXB classes that can help you parse the xml files.