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

The Java EE 5 Tutorial

Table 17–2 shows the default mapping of Java classes to XML data types.

Table 17–2 JAXB Mapping of XML Data Types to Java Classes


Java Class	XML Data Type
`java.lang.String`	`xs:string`
`java.math.BigInteger`	`xs:integer`
`java.math.BigDecimal`	`xs:decimal`
`java.util.Calendar`	`xs:dateTime`
`java.util.Date`	`xs:dateTime`
`javax.xml.namespace.QName`	`xs:QName`
`java.net.URI`	`xs:string`
`javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar`	`xs:anySimpleType`
`javax.xml.datatype.Duration`	`xs:duration`
`java.lang.Object`	`xs:anyType`
`java.awt.Image`	`xs:base64Binary`
`javax.activation.DataHandler`	`xs:base64Binary`
`javax.xml.transform.Source`	`xs:base64Binary`
`java.util.UUID`	`xs:string`