Creating an XML Descriptor

You can create an XML descriptor using TopLink Workbench (see "Using TopLink Workbench") or Java code (see "Using Java"). Oracle recommends that you use TopLink Workbench to create and manage your XML descriptors.

For more information, see "XML Descriptors".

Using TopLink Workbench

When you add a class to an XML project (see "Configuring Project Classpath"), TopLink Workbench creates an XML descriptor for the class.

An XML descriptor is always a composite type.

Using Java

Example 27-6 shows how to create a relational descriptor using Java code.

Example 27-6 Creating an XML Descriptor in Java

XMLDescriptor descriptor = new XMLDescriptor();
descriptor.setJavaClass(YourClass.class);

Note: Use the oracle.toplink.ox.XMLDescriptor class. Do not use the deprecated oracle.toplink.xml.XMLDescriptor class.