XmlEnum (Java Platform SE 7 ) (original) (raw)

@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
@Target(value=TYPE)
public @interface XmlEnum
Maps an enum type Enum to XML representation.
This annotation, together with XmlEnumValue provides a mapping of enum type to XML representation.
Usage
The @XmlEnum annotation can be used with the following program elements:

• enum type
  The usage is subject to the following constraints:

• This annotation can be used the following other annotations:XmlType,XmlRootElement
  See "Package Specification" in javax.xml.bind.package javadoc for additional common information
  An enum type is mapped to a schema simple type with enumeration facets. The schema type is derived from the Java type to which@XmlEnum.value(). Each enum constant @XmlEnumValue must have a valid lexical representation for the type@XmlEnum.value() .
  Examples: See examples in XmlEnumValue
  Since:
  JAXB2.0

• • Optional Element Summary

  Optional Elements

  Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
  Class<?>	value Java type that is mapped to a XML simple type.

• • Element Detail

     * #### value  
     public abstract [Class](../../../../java/lang/Class.html "class in java.lang")<?> value  
     Java type that is mapped to a XML simple type.  
     Default:  
     java.lang.String.class

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