XmlRootElement Example

The XmlRootElement example demonstrates the use of the @XmlRootElement annotation to define an XML element name for the XML schema type of the corresponding class.

The @XmlRootElement annotation maps a class or an enum type to an XML element. At least one element definition is needed for each top-level Java type used for unmarshalling/marshalling. If there is no element definition, there is no starting location for XML content processing.

The @XmlRootElement annotation uses the class name as the default element name. You can change the default name by using the annotation attribute name. If you do, the specified name will then be used as the element name and the type name. It is common schema practice for the element and type names to be different. You can use the @XmlType annotation to set the element type name.

The namespace attribute of the @XmlRootElement annotation is used to define a namespace for the element.

Building and Running the XmlRootElement Example Using NetBeans IDE

Follow these instructions to build and run the XmlRootElement example on your Application Server instance using the NetBeans IDE.

1. In NetBeans IDE, select File->Open Project.

2. In the Open Project dialog, navigate to tut-install/javaeetutorial5/examples/jaxb/.

3. Select the j2s-xmlRootElement folder.

4. Select the Open as Main Project check box.

5. Click Open Project.

6. Right-click the j2s-xmlRootElement project and select Run.

Building and Running the XmlRootElement Example Using Ant

To compile and run the XmlRootElement example using Ant, in a terminal window, go to the tut-install/javaeetutorial5/examples/jaxb/j2s-xmlRootElement/ directory and type the following:

ant runapp