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

There is not a standard way, but here are some Java frameworks who does it:

• JPA - check ejb-3_0-fr-spec-persistence.pdf
• Spring Framework
• TestNG - as written above, though I think it focuses to much on the annotation side rather than the actual configuration he tries to achieve
• Seam Framework