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<pre><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/annotation/Retention.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.annotation" class="externalLink">@Retention</a>(<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/annotation/RetentionPolicy.html?is-external=true#RUNTIME" title="class or interface in java.lang.annotation" class="externalLink">RUNTIME</a>)
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public @interface <span class="memberNameLabel">XmlElement</span></pre>
<div class="block">Maps a JavaBean property to a XML element derived from property name.
<p> <b>Usage</b>
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<code>@XmlElement</code> annotation can be used with the following program
elements:
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<li> a JavaBean property </li>
<li> non static, non transient field </li>
<li> within <a href="XmlElements.html" title="annotation in jakarta.xml.bind.annotation"><code>XmlElements</code></a>
</ul>
The usage is subject to the following constraints:
<ul>
<li> This annotation can be used with following annotations:
<a href="XmlID.html" title="annotation in jakarta.xml.bind.annotation"><code>XmlID</code></a>,
<a href="XmlIDREF.html" title="annotation in jakarta.xml.bind.annotation"><code>XmlIDREF</code></a>,
<a href="XmlList.html" title="annotation in jakarta.xml.bind.annotation"><code>XmlList</code></a>,
<a href="XmlSchemaType.html" title="annotation in jakarta.xml.bind.annotation"><code>XmlSchemaType</code></a>,
<a href="XmlValue.html" title="annotation in jakarta.xml.bind.annotation"><code>XmlValue</code></a>,
<a href="XmlAttachmentRef.html" title="annotation in jakarta.xml.bind.annotation"><code>XmlAttachmentRef</code></a>,
<a href="XmlMimeType.html" title="annotation in jakarta.xml.bind.annotation"><code>XmlMimeType</code></a>,
<a href="XmlInlineBinaryData.html" title="annotation in jakarta.xml.bind.annotation"><code>XmlInlineBinaryData</code></a>,
<a href="XmlElementWrapper.html" title="annotation in jakarta.xml.bind.annotation"><code>XmlElementWrapper</code></a>,
<a href="adapters/XmlJavaTypeAdapter.html" title="annotation in jakarta.xml.bind.annotation.adapters"><code>XmlJavaTypeAdapter</code></a></li>
<li> 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 <a href="XmlElements.html" title="annotation in jakarta.xml.bind.annotation"><code>XmlElements</code></a> then,
<code>@XmlElement.type()</code> must be DEFAULT.class since the
collection item type is already known. </li>
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<p>
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.
<p>
<b>Example 1: </b> Map a public non static non final field to local
element
<pre>
//Example: Code fragment
public class USPrice {
@XmlElement(name="itemprice")
public java.math.BigDecimal price;
}
<code>
&lt;!-- Example: Local XML Schema element --&gt;
&lt;xs:complexType name="USPrice"/&gt;
&lt;xs:sequence&gt;
&lt;xs:element name="itemprice" type="xs:decimal" minOccurs="0"/&gt;
&lt;/sequence&gt;
&lt;/xs:complexType&gt;
</code></pre>
<p>
<b> Example 2: </b> Map a field to a nillable element.
<pre>
//Example: Code fragment
public class USPrice {
@XmlElement(nillable=true)
public java.math.BigDecimal price;
}
<code>
&lt;!-- Example: Local XML Schema element --&gt;
&lt;xs:complexType name="USPrice"&gt;
&lt;xs:sequence&gt;
&lt;xs:element name="price" type="xs:decimal" nillable="true" minOccurs="0"/&gt;
&lt;/sequence&gt;
&lt;/xs:complexType&gt;
</code></pre>
<p>
<b> Example 3: </b> Map a field to a nillable, required element.
<pre>
//Example: Code fragment
public class USPrice {
@XmlElement(nillable=true, required=true)
public java.math.BigDecimal price;
}
<code>
&lt;!-- Example: Local XML Schema element --&gt;
&lt;xs:complexType name="USPrice"&gt;
&lt;xs:sequence&gt;
&lt;xs:element name="price" type="xs:decimal" nillable="true" minOccurs="1"/&gt;
&lt;/sequence&gt;
&lt;/xs:complexType&gt;
</code></pre>
<p> <b>Example 4: </b>Map a JavaBean property to an XML element
with anonymous type.</p>
<p>
See Example 6 in @<a href="XmlType.html" title="annotation in jakarta.xml.bind.annotation"><code>XmlType</code></a>.</div>
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<dt><span class="simpleTagLabel">Author:</span></dt>
<dd>Sekhar Vajjhala, Sun Microsystems, Inc.</dd>
<dt><span class="simpleTagLabel">Since:</span></dt>
<dd>1.6, JAXB 2.0</dd>
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<div class="block">Name of the XML Schema element.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="externalLink">String</a></code></td>
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<div class="block">XML target namespace of the XML Schema element.</div>
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<div class="block">Customize the element declaration to be nillable.</div>
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<div class="block">Customize the element declaration to be required.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="externalLink">Class</a></code></td>
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<pre><a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang" class="externalLink">String</a>&nbsp;name</pre>
<div class="block">Name of the XML Schema element.
<p> If the value is "##default", then element name is derived from the
JavaBean property name.</div>
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<dt>Default:</dt>
<dd>"##default"</dd>
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<pre>boolean&nbsp;nillable</pre>
<div class="block">Customize the element declaration to be nillable.
<p>If nillable() is true, then the JavaBean property is
mapped to a XML Schema nillable element declaration.</div>
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<dt>Default:</dt>
<dd>false</dd>
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<pre>boolean&nbsp;required</pre>
<div class="block">Customize the element declaration to be required.
<p>If required() is true, then Javabean property is mapped to
an XML schema element declaration with minOccurs="1".
maxOccurs is "1" for a single valued property and "unbounded"
for a multivalued property.
<p>If required() is false, then the Javabean property is mapped
to XML Schema element declaration with minOccurs="0".
maxOccurs is "1" for a single valued property and "unbounded"
for a multivalued property.</div>
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<dt>Default:</dt>
<dd>false</dd>
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<div class="block">XML target namespace of the XML Schema element.
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If the value is "##default", then the namespace is determined
as follows:
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If the enclosing package has <a href="XmlSchema.html" title="annotation in jakarta.xml.bind.annotation"><code>XmlSchema</code></a> annotation,
and its <a href="XmlSchema.html#elementFormDefault()"><code>elementFormDefault</code></a>
is <a href="XmlNsForm.html#QUALIFIED"><code>QUALIFIED</code></a>, then the namespace of
the enclosing class.
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Otherwise '' (which produces unqualified element in the default
namespace.
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<dd>"##default"</dd>
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<div class="block">Default value of this element.
<p>
The <pre>'�'</pre> value specified as a default of this annotation element
is used as a poor-man's substitute for null to allow implementations
to recognize the 'no default value' state.</div>
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<dt>Default:</dt>
<dd>"\u0000"</dd>
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<div class="block">The Java class being referenced.</div>
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<dt>Default:</dt>
<dd>jakarta.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement.DEFAULT.class</dd>
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