Syntax for the javaType customization

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SING

JAXB

If you prefer to define your own datatype conversions, JAXB defines a static
class,

DatatypeConverter

, to assist in the parsing and printing of valid lexical

representations of the XML Schema built-in datatypes.

The syntax for the

customization is:

name

is the Java datatype to which

xmlType

is to be bound.

xmlType

is the name of the XML Schema datatype to which

javaType

to bound; this attribute is required when the parent of the

dec-

laration is

parseMethod

is the name of the parse method to be called during unmar-

shalling.

printMethod

is the name of the print method to be called during marshal-

ling.

hasNsContext

allows a namespace context to be specified as a second

parameter to a print or a parse method; can be either

true

false

, or

By default, this attribute is

false

, and in most cases you will not need to

change it.

The

declaration can be used in:

· A

declaration

· An annotation element for simple type definitions,

GlobalBindings

, and

declarations.

· A

declaration.

See MyDatatypeConverter Class (page 54) for an example of how

declarations and the

DatatypeConverterInterface

interface are implemented

in a custom datatype converter class.