Schema-to-Java Mapping (The Java EE 5 Tutorial)

The Java EE 5 Tutorial

The Java language provides a richer set of data type than XML schema. Table 17–1 lists the mapping of XML data types to Java data types in JAXB.

Table 17–1 JAXB Mapping of XML Schema Built-in Data Types


XML Schema Type	Java Data Type
`xsd:string`	`java.lang.String`
`xsd:integer`	`java.math.BigInteger`
`xsd:int`	`int`
`xsd.long`	`long`
`xsd:short`	`short`
`xsd:decimal`	`java.math.BigDecimal`
`xsd:float`	`float`
`xsd:double`	`double`
`xsd:boolean`	`boolean`
`xsd:byte`	`byte`
`xsd:QName`	`javax.xml.namespace.QName`
`xsd:dateTime`	`javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar`
`xsd:base64Binary`	`byte[]`
`xsd:hexBinary`	`byte[]`
`xsd:unsignedInt`	`long`
`xsd:unsignedShort`	`int`
`xsd:unsignedByte`	`short`
`xsd:time`	`javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar`
`xsd:date`	`javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar`
`xsd:g`	`javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar`
`xsd:anySimpleType`	`java.lang.Object`
`xsd:anySimpleType`	`java.lang.String`
`xsd:duration`	`javax.xml.datatype.Duration`
`xsd:NOTATION`	`javax.xml.namespace.QName`