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<h2 title="Annotation Type XmlIDREF" class="title">Annotation Type XmlIDREF</h2>
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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>)
<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/annotation/Target.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang.annotation" class="externalLink">@Target</a>({<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/annotation/ElementType.html?is-external=true#FIELD" title="class or interface in java.lang.annotation" class="externalLink">FIELD</a>,<a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/annotation/ElementType.html?is-external=true#METHOD" title="class or interface in java.lang.annotation" class="externalLink">METHOD</a>})
public @interface <span class="memberNameLabel">XmlIDREF</span></pre>
<div class="block"><p>
Maps a JavaBean property to XML IDREF.
<p>
To preserve referential integrity of an object graph across XML
serialization followed by a XML deserialization, requires an object
reference to be marshaled by reference or containment
appropriately. Annotations <code>@XmlID</code> and <code>@XmlIDREF</code>
together allow a customized mapping of a JavaBean property's
type by containment or reference.
<p><b>Usage</b> </p>
The <code>@XmlIDREF</code> annotation can be used with the following
program elements:
<ul>
<li> a JavaBean property </li>
<li> non static, non transient field </li>
</ul>
<p>See "Package Specification" in jakarta.xml.bind.package javadoc for
additional common information.</p>
<p> The usage is subject to the following constraints:
<ul>
<li> If the type of the field or property is a collection type,
then the collection item type must contain a property or
field annotated with <code>@XmlID</code>. </li>
<li> If the field or property is single valued, then the type of
the property or field must contain a property or field
annotated with <code>@XmlID</code>.
<p>Note: If the collection item type or the type of the
property (for non collection type) is java.lang.Object, then
the instance must contain a property/field annotated with
<code>@XmlID</code> attribute.
</li>
<li> This annotation can be used with the following annotations:
<a href="XmlElement.html" title="annotation in jakarta.xml.bind.annotation"><code>XmlElement</code></a>, <a href="XmlAttribute.html" title="annotation in jakarta.xml.bind.annotation"><code>XmlAttribute</code></a>, <a href="XmlList.html" title="annotation in jakarta.xml.bind.annotation"><code>XmlList</code></a>,
and <a href="XmlElements.html" title="annotation in jakarta.xml.bind.annotation"><code>XmlElements</code></a>.</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Example:</b> Map a JavaBean property to <code>xs:IDREF</code>
(i.e. by reference rather than by containment)</p>
<pre>
//EXAMPLE: Code fragment
public class Shipping {
&#64;XmlIDREF public Customer getCustomer();
public void setCustomer(Customer customer);
....
}
<code>
&lt;!-- Example: XML Schema fragment --&gt;
&lt;xs:complexType name="Shipping"&gt;
&lt;xs:complexContent&gt;
&lt;xs:sequence&gt;
&lt;xs:element name="customer" type="xs:IDREF"/&gt;
....
&lt;/xs:sequence&gt;
&lt;/xs:complexContent&gt;
&lt;/xs:complexType&gt;
</code></pre>
<p><b>Example 2: </b> The following is a complete example of
containment versus reference.
<pre>
// By default, Customer maps to complex type <code>xs:Customer</code>
public class Customer {
// map JavaBean property type to <code>xs:ID</code>
&#64;XmlID public String getCustomerID();
public void setCustomerID(String id);
// .... other properties not shown
}
// By default, Invoice maps to a complex type <code>xs:Invoice</code>
public class Invoice {
// map by reference
&#64;XmlIDREF public Customer getCustomer();
public void setCustomer(Customer customer);
// .... other properties not shown here
}
// By default, Shipping maps to complex type <code>xs:Shipping</code>
public class Shipping {
// map by reference
&#64;XmlIDREF public Customer getCustomer();
public void setCustomer(Customer customer);
}
// at least one class must reference Customer by containment;
// Customer instances won't be marshalled.
&#64;XmlElement(name="CustomerData")
public class CustomerData {
// map reference to Customer by containment by default.
public Customer getCustomer();
// maps reference to Shipping by containment by default.
public Shipping getShipping();
// maps reference to Invoice by containment by default.
public Invoice getInvoice();
}
<code>
&lt;!-- XML Schema mapping for above code frament --&gt;
&lt;xs:complexType name="Invoice"&gt;
&lt;xs:complexContent&gt;
&lt;xs:sequence&gt;
&lt;xs:element name="customer" type="xs:IDREF"/&gt;
....
&lt;/xs:sequence&gt;
&lt;/xs:complexContent&gt;
&lt;/xs:complexType&gt;
&lt;xs:complexType name="Shipping"&gt;
&lt;xs:complexContent&gt;
&lt;xs:sequence&gt;
&lt;xs:element name="customer" type="xs:IDREF"/&gt;
....
&lt;/xs:sequence&gt;
&lt;/xs:complexContent&gt;
&lt;/xs:complexType&gt;
&lt;xs:complexType name="Customer"&gt;
&lt;xs:complexContent&gt;
&lt;xs:sequence&gt;
....
&lt;/xs:sequence&gt;
&lt;xs:attribute name="CustomerID" type="xs:ID"/&gt;
&lt;/xs:complexContent&gt;
&lt;/xs:complexType&gt;
&lt;xs:complexType name="CustomerData"&gt;
&lt;xs:complexContent&gt;
&lt;xs:sequence&gt;
&lt;xs:element name="customer" type="xs:Customer"/&gt;
&lt;xs:element name="shipping" type="xs:Shipping"/&gt;
&lt;xs:element name="invoice" type="xs:Invoice"/&gt;
&lt;/xs:sequence&gt;
&lt;/xs:complexContent&gt;
&lt;/xs:complexType&gt;
&lt;xs:element name"customerData" type="xs:CustomerData"/&gt;
&lt;!-- Instance document conforming to the above XML Schema --&gt;
&lt;customerData&gt;
&lt;customer customerID="Alice"&gt;
....
&lt;/customer&gt;
&lt;shipping customer="Alice"&gt;
....
&lt;/shipping&gt;
&lt;invoice customer="Alice"&gt;
....
&lt;/invoice&gt;
&lt;/customerData&gt;
</code></pre>
<p><b>Example 3: </b> Mapping List to repeating element of type IDREF
<pre>
// Code fragment
public class Shipping {
&#64;XmlIDREF
&#64;XmlElement(name="Alice")
public List customers;
}
<code>
&lt;!-- XML schema fragment --&gt;
&lt;xs:complexType name="Shipping"&gt;
&lt;xs:sequence&gt;
&lt;xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"&gt;
&lt;xs:element name="Alice" type="xs:IDREF"/&gt;
&lt;/xs:choice&gt;
&lt;/xs:sequence&gt;
&lt;/xs:complexType&gt;
</code></pre>
<p><b>Example 4: </b> Mapping a List to a list of elements of type IDREF.
<pre>
//Code fragment
public class Shipping {
&#64;XmlIDREF
&#64;XmlElements(
&#64;XmlElement(name="Alice", type="Customer.class")
&#64;XmlElement(name="John", type="InternationalCustomer.class")
public List customers;
}
<code>
&lt;!-- XML Schema fragment --&gt;
&lt;xs:complexType name="Shipping"&gt;
&lt;xs:sequence&gt;
&lt;xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"&gt;
&lt;xs:element name="Alice" type="xs:IDREF"/&gt;
&lt;xs:element name="John" type="xs:IDREF"/&gt;
&lt;/xs:choice&gt;
&lt;/xs:sequence&gt;
&lt;/xs:complexType&gt;
</code></pre></div>
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<dt><span class="seeLabel">See Also:</span></dt>
<dd><a href="XmlID.html" title="annotation in jakarta.xml.bind.annotation"><code>XmlID</code></a></dd>
<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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