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=XML Direct Collection Mappings=
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XML direct collection mappings map a collection of simple Java values directly to XML text nodes. You can use an XML direct collection mapping in the following scenarios:
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* [[#Mapping to Text Nodes|Mapping to Text Nodes]]
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* [[#Mapping to Text Nodes with a Grouping Element|Mapping to Text Nodes with a Grouping Element]]
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* [[#Mapping to a List Element|Mapping to a List Element]]
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==Mapping to Text Nodes==
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Given the XML schema in this example, the figure below illustrates an XML direct collection mapping to elements in a corresponding XML document.
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<source lang="xml">
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<xsd:schema xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
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  <xsd:element name="customer" type="customer-type"/>
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  <xsd:complexType name="customer-type">
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      <xsd:sequence>
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        <xsd:element name="email-address" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
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      </xsd:sequence>
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  </xsd:complexType>
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</xsd:schema>
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</source>
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[[Image:dc.png|XML Direct Collection Mapping to Text Nodes]]<br><br>
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The following example shows how to annotate your Java class to obtain this mapping with EclipseLink.  All that is needed is the standard JAXB <tt>@XmlElement</tt> annotation.
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<source lang="java">
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@XmlRootElement
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public class Customer {
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  @XmlElement(name="email-address")
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  public List<String> emailAddress;
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}
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</source>
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The example below shows how to to define your mapping information in EclipseLink's OXM metadata format.
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<source lang="xml">
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...
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<java-type name="Customer">
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  <xml-root-element name="customer"/>
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  <java-attributes>
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      <xml-element java-attribute="emailAddresses" name="email-address"/>
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  </java-attributes>
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</java-type>
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...
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</source>
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==Mapping to Text Nodes with a Grouping Element==
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Given the XML schema in this example, the figure below illustrates an XML direct collection mapping to elements in a corresponding XML document, using a grouping element to organize the elements of the collection.
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<source lang="xml">
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<xsd:schema xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
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  <xsd:element name="customer" type="customer-type"/>
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  <xsd:complexType name="customer-type">
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      <xsd:sequence>
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        <xsd:element name="email-address" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
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      </xsd:sequence>
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  </xsd:complexType>
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</xsd:schema>
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</source>
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[[Image:dcge.png|XML Direct Collection Mapping to Text Nodes with a Grouping Element]]<br><br>
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The following example shows how to annotate your Java class to obtain this mapping with EclipseLink.  All that is needed is the standard JAXB <tt>@XmlElement</tt> annotation.
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<source lang="java">
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@XmlRootElement
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public class Customer {
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  @XmlElement(name="email-address")
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  public List<String> emailAddress;
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}
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</source>
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The example below shows how to to define your mapping information in EclipseLink's OXM metadata format.
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<source lang="xml">
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...
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<java-type name="Customer">
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  <xml-root-element name="customer"/>
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  <java-attributes>
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      <xml-element java-attribute="emailAddresses" name="email-address"/>
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  </java-attributes>
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</java-type>
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...
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</source>
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==Mapping to a List Element==
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Given the XML schema in this exmaple, the figure below illustrates a mapping to an <tt>xsd:list</tt> type in a corresponding XML document.  Using this mapping, you can represent the list of simple Java objects as a <tt>String</tt> of white space delimited tokens in XML.
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<source lang="xml">
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<xsd:schema xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
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  <xsd:element name="employee" type="employee-type"/>
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  <xsd:complexType name="employee-type">
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      <xsd:sequence>
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        <xsd:element name="tasks" type="tasks-type"/>
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      </xsd:sequence>
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  </xsd:complexType>
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  <xsd:simpleType name="tasks-type">
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      <xsd:list itemType="xsd:string"/>
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  </xsd:simpleType>
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</xsd:schema>
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</source>
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[[Image:dcxmstn.gif|XMLDirect Mapping to a List Field]]<br><br>
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The example below shows how to annotate your Java class to obtain this mapping with EclipseLink.
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<source lang="java">
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@XmlRootElement
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public class Employee {
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  @XmlList
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  public List<String> tasks;
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}
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</source>
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The example below shows how to to define your mapping information in EclipseLink's OXM metadata format.
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<source lang="xml">
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...
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<java-type name="Employee">
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  <xml-root-element name="employee"/>
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  <java-attributes>
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      <xml-element java-attribute="tasks" xml-list="true"/>
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  </java-attributes>
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</java-type>
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...
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</source>
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{{tip||<tt>@XmlList</tt> can also be used in conjunction with <tt>@XmlAttribute</tt> and <tt>@XmlValue</tt>, as shown below.}}
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'''''Java Annotations'''''
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<source lang="java">
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@XmlRootElement
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public class Customer {
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  @XmlAttribute
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  @XmlList
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  public List<Integer> ids;
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}
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</source>
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<source lang="java">
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@XmlRootElement(name="phone-numbers")
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public class PhoneNumbers {
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  @XmlValue
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  @XmlList
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  public List<String> numbers;
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}
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</source>
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'''''EclipseLink OXM Metadata'''''
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<source lang="java">
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...
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<java-type name="Customer">
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  <xml-root-element name="customer"/>
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  <java-attributes>
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      <xml-attribute java-attribute="ids" xml-list="true"/>
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  </java-attributes>
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</java-type>
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...
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...
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<java-type name="PhoneNumbers">
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  <xml-root-element name="phone-numbers"/>
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  <java-attributes>
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      <xml-value java-attribute="numbers" xml-list="true"/>
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  </java-attributes>
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</java-type>
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...
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</source>
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'''''Example XML Documents'''''
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<source lang="xml">
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<customer ids="726 1982 1989 2991"/>
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</source>
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<source lang="xml">
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<phone-numbers>6132883982 6139828817 18882982298</phone-numbers>
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</source>
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Latest revision as of 10:17, 8 November 2012

Please see http://www.eclipse.org/eclipselink/documentation/2.4/moxy/simple_values002.htm

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