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EclipseLink/DesignDocs/293925/Phase6

Phase 6 - Substitution Groups

Provide support for substitution groups.

Annotations

The following annotations will be targeted in this phase:

Annotation XML Metadata Tag Package Type Field Method
XmlElements xml-elements     X X
XmlElementRef xml-element-ref     X X
XmlElementRefs xml-element-refs X
X

Example: XmlElements annotation

Java Metadata

The following example will demonstrate how the XmlElements annotation can be applied:

org.example.Foo.java

package org.example;
 
@javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement
public class Foo {
    @javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElementWrapper(name="items")
    @javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElements({
        @javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement(name="A", type=Integer.class),
        @javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement(name="B", type=Float.class)
    })
    public java.util.List items;
}

XML Metadata

xml-elements

If this is present in the XML then it completely replaces the corresponding annotation.

org/example/eclipselink-oxm.xml

This XML file represents metadata overrides for the org.example.Foo class.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="US-ASCII"?>
<xml-bindings xmlns="http://www.eclipse.org/eclipselink/xsds/persistence/oxm">
    <java-types>
        <java-type name="org.example.Foo">
            <xml-root-element name="foo"/>
            <java-attributes>
                <xml-elements java-attribute="items">
                    <xml-element java-attribute="A" type="java.lang.Integer" />
                    <xml-element java-attribute="B" type="java.lang.Float" />
                </xml-elements>
            </java-attributes>
        </java-type>
    </java-types>
</xml-bindings>

Example: XmlElements with XmlJoinNodes

Java Metadata

The following example will demonstrate how the XmlElements annotation can be used with the XmlJoinNodes annotation:

org.example.Root.java

package org.example;
 
@XmlRootElement
public class Root {
    @XmlElement
    @XmlPath("client")
    public List<Client> clients;
 
    @XmlElement
    @XmlPath("address")
    public List<Address> addresses;
 
    @XmlElement
    @XmlPath("phone-number")
    public List<PhoneNumber> phoneNumbers;
}

org.example.Client.java

package org.example;
 
@XmlRootElement
public class Client {
    @XmlAttribute
    @XmlID
    public String id;
 
    @XmlElements({
        @XmlElement(name="mail", type=Address.class),
        @XmlElement(name="phone", type=PhoneNumber.class)
    })
    @XmlElementsJoinNodes({
        @XmlJoinNodes({
            @XmlJoinNode(xmlPath="mail/@id", referencedXmlPath="@aid"),
            @XmlJoinNode(xmlPath="mail/type/text()", referencedXmlPath="@type"),
        }),
        @XmlJoinNodes({
            @XmlJoinNode(xmlPath="phone/@id", referencedXmlPath="@pid"),
            @XmlJoinNode(xmlPath="phone/type/text()", referencedXmlPath="@type"),
        })
    })
    public Object preferredContactMethod;
}
  • @XmlElementsJoinNodes is being proposed as a container for corresponding @XmlJoinNodes entries, and does not yet exist.

org.example.PhoneNumber.java

package org.example;
 
@XmlRootElement(name="phone-number")
public class PhoneNumber {
    @XmlAttribute(required=true)
    @XmlPath("@pid")
    @XmlID
    public String id;
 
    @XmlElement
    @XmlPath("text()")
    public String number;
 
    @XmlAttribute(required=true)
    @XmlPath("@type")
    @XmlKey
    public String type;
}

org.example.Address.java

package org.example;
 
@XmlRootElement
public class Address {
    @XmlAttribute(required=true)
    @XmlPath("@aid")
    @XmlID
    public String id;
 
    @XmlElement
    @XmlPath("text()")
    public String address;
 
    @XmlAttribute(required=true)
    @XmlPath("@type")
    @XmlKey
    public String type;
}

XML Metadata

org/example/eclipselink-oxm.xml

This XML file represents metadata overrides for the org.example.Root, org.example.Client, org.example.Address and org.example.PhoneNumber classes.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="US-ASCII"?>
<xml-bindings xmlns="http://www.eclipse.org/eclipselink/xsds/persistence/oxm" package-name="org.example">
    <java-types>
        <java-type name="Root">
            <xml-root-element/>
            <java-attributes>
                <xml-element java-attribute="clients" xml-path="client" />
                <xml-element java-attribute="addresses" xml-path="address" />
                <xml-element java-attribute="phoneNumbers" xml-path="phone-number" />
            </java-attributes>
        </java-type>
        <java-type name="Client">
            <xml-root-element name="client" />
            <java-attributes>
                <xml-attribute java-attribute="id" />
                <xml-elements java-attribute="preferredContactMethod">
                    <xml-element java-attribute="mail" type="org.example.Address" />
                    <xml-element java-attribute="phone" type="org.example.PhoneNumber" />
                    <xml-join-nodes>
                        <xml-join-node xml-path="mail/@id" referenced-xml-path="@aid" />
                        <xml-join-node xml-path="mail/type/text()" referenced-xml-path="@type" />
                    </xml-join-nodes>
                    <xml-join-nodes>
                        <xml-join-node xml-path="phone/@id" referenced-xml-path="@pid" />
                        <xml-join-node xml-path="phone/type/text()" referenced-xml-path="@type" />
                    </xml-join-nodes>
                </xml-elements>
            </java-attributes>
        </java-type>
        <java-type name="PhoneNumber">
            <xml-root-element name="phone-number" />
            <java-attributes>
                <xml-attribute java-attribute="id" xml-path="@pid" xml-id="true" required="true" />
                <xml-attribute java-attribute="type" xml-path="@type" xml-key="true" required="true" />
                <xml-element java-attribute="number" xml-path="text()" />
            </java-attributes>
        </java-type>
        <java-type name="Address">
            <xml-root-element name="address" />
            <java-attributes>
                <xml-attribute java-attribute="id" xml-path="@aid" xml-id="true" required="true" />
                <xml-attribute java-attribute="type" xml-path="@type" xml-key="true" required="true"  />
                <xml-element java-attribute="address" xml-path="text()" />
            </java-attributes>
        </java-type>
    </java-types>
</xml-bindings>

org/example/root.xml

Following is a sample instance document:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<root>
    <client id="c100">
        <mail id="a101">
            <type>home</type>
        </mail>
    </client>
    <client id="c200">
        <phone id="p100">
            <type>cell</type>
        </phone>
    </client>
 
    <address aid="a100" type="shipping">123 Some Street</address>
    <address aid="a101" type="home">66 Dead End Rd.</address>
    <address aid="a101" type="work">45 O'Connor St.</address>
    <address aid="a101" type="billing">101 Metcalfe St.</address>
    <address aid="a102" type="home">61 McClintock Way</address>
 
    <phone-number pid="p100" type="work">613.288.6789</phone-number>
    <phone-number pid="p100" type="cell">613.858.6789</phone-number>
    <phone-number pid="p101" type="home">613.288.0000</phone-number>
    <phone-number pid="p101" type="work">613.420.1212</phone-number>
</root>

Example: XmlElementRef annotation

Java Metadata

The following example will demonstrate how the XmlElementRef annotation can be applied:

org.example.Foos.java

package org.example;
 
@javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement
public class Foos {
    @javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElementWrapper(name="items")
    @javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElementRef(type=Bar.class)
    public java.util.List<Bar> items;
}

org.example.Bar.java

package org.example;
 
@javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement(name="foobar")
public class Bar {
    public int id;
}

XML Metadata

xml-element-ref

If this is present in the XML then it completely replaces the corresponding annotation.

org/example/eclipselink-oxm.xml

This XML file represents metadata overrides for the org.example.Foos and org.example.Bar classes.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="US-ASCII"?>
<xml-bindings xmlns="http://www.eclipse.org/eclipselink/xsds/persistence/oxm">
    <java-types>
        <java-type name="org.eclipse.persistence.testing.jaxb.externalizedmetadata.xmlelementref.Foos">
            <xml-root-element name="foos" />
            <java-attributes>
                <xml-element-ref java-attribute="items" type="org.eclipse.persistence.testing.jaxb.externalizedmetadata.xmlelementref.Bar" >
                    <xml-element-wrapper name="items" />
                </xml-element-ref>
            </java-attributes>
        </java-type>
        <java-type name="org.eclipse.persistence.testing.jaxb.externalizedmetadata.xmlelementref.Bar">
            <xml-root-element name="foobar" />
        </java-type>
    </java-types>
</xml-bindings>

Example: XmlElementRefs annotation

Java Metadata

The following example will demonstrate how the XmlElementRefs annotation can be applied:

org.example.Foos.java

package org.example;
 
import java.util.List;
 
import javax.xml.bind.JAXBElement;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElementRef;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElementRefs;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElementWrapper;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
 
@XmlRootElement(name="my-foos")
public class Foos {
    @XmlElementWrapper(name="items")
    @XmlElementRefs({
        @XmlElementRef(name="integer-root", namespace="myns"), 
        @XmlElementRef(name="root")
    })
    public List<JAXBElement> items;
}

org.example.ObjectFactory.java

package org.example;
 
import javax.xml.bind.JAXBElement;
import javax.xml.namespace.QName;
 
@javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRegistry
public class ObjectFactory {
    @javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElementDecl(name="root")
    public JAXBElement<String> createRoot() {
        return new JAXBElement<String>(new QName("root"), String.class, "");
    }
 
    @javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElementDecl(namespace="myns", name="integer-root")
    public JAXBElement<Integer> createIntegerRoot() {
        return new JAXBElement<Integer>(new QName("myns", "integer-root"), Integer.class, new Integer(0));
    }
}

XML Metadata

xml-element-refs

If this is present in the XML then it completely replaces the corresponding annotation.

org/example/eclipselink-oxm.xml

This XML file represents metadata overrides for the org.example.Foos class.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="US-ASCII"?>
<xml-bindings xmlns="http://www.eclipse.org/eclipselink/xsds/persistence/oxm">
    <java-types>
        <java-type name="org.eclipse.persistence.testing.jaxb.externalizedmetadata.xmlelementrefs.Foos">
            <xml-root-element name="my-foos" />
            <java-attributes>
                <xml-element-refs java-attribute="items" >
                    <xml-element-wrapper name="items" />
                    <xml-element-ref name="integer-root" namespace="myns" />
                    <xml-element-ref name="root" />
                </xml-element-refs>
            </java-attributes>
        </java-type>
    </java-types>
</xml-bindings>

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