Maps a JavaBean property to a XML element derived from property name.

Usage

@XmlElement annotation can be used with the following program elements:

• a JavaBean property
• non static, non transient field
• within XmlElements

The usage is subject to the following constraints:

• This annotation can be used with following annotations: XmlID, XmlIDREF, XmlList, XmlSchemaType, XmlValue, XmlAttachmentRef, XmlMimeType, XmlInlineBinaryData, XmlElementWrapper, XmlJavaTypeAdapter
• if the type of JavaBean property is a collection type of array, an indexed property, or a parameterized list, and this annotation is used with XmlElements then, @XmlElement.type() must be DEFAULT.class since the collection item type is already known.

A JavaBean property, when annotated with @XmlElement annotation is mapped to a local element in the XML Schema complex type to which the containing class is mapped.

Example 1: Map a public non static non final field to local element

    //Example: Code fragment
    public class USPrice {
       @XmlElement(name="itemprice")
        public java.math.BigDecimal price;
    }
<!-- Example: Local XML Schema element -->
    <xs:complexType name="USPrice"/>
      <xs:sequence>
        <xs:element name="itemprice" type="xs:decimal" minOccurs="0"/>
      </sequence>
    </xs:complexType>
  

Example 2: Map a field to a nillable element.

    //Example: Code fragment
    public class USPrice {
       @XmlElement(nillable=true)
        public java.math.BigDecimal price;
    }
<!-- Example: Local XML Schema element -->
    <xs:complexType name="USPrice">
      <xs:sequence>
        <xs:element name="price" type="xs:decimal" nillable="true" minOccurs="0"/>
      </sequence>
    </xs:complexType>
  

Example 3: Map a field to a nillable, required element.

    //Example: Code fragment
    public class USPrice {
       @XmlElement(nillable=true, required=true)
        public java.math.BigDecimal price;
    }
<!-- Example: Local XML Schema element -->
    <xs:complexType name="USPrice">
      <xs:sequence>
        <xs:element name="price" type="xs:decimal" nillable="true" minOccurs="1"/>
      </sequence>
    </xs:complexType>
  

Example 4: Map a JavaBean property to an XML element with anonymous type.

See Example 6 in @XmlType.

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