Question

I’m using CXF 2.4 with JAXB.

Could I have a global XmlAdapter for all instances of my owm class (e.g. LWDate)?

I wrote a class:

public class LWDateAdapter extends XmlAdapter<Date, LWDate>

Right now I have to add @XmlJavaTypeAdapter on each param, method or package that I plan to use with CXF. E.g.

@WebMethod void test (@WebParam(name="Birthdate") @XmlJavaTypeAdapter(LWDateAdapter.class) LWDate pBirthdate){}

I wish to ask CXF/JAXB always bind my class LWDate to java.util.Date is it possible?

UPDATE: @XmlJavaTypeAdapter works on a package level staring from version 2.4.4 according to that issue.

Answer 1

For your use case using the @XmlJavaTypeAdapter annotation at the package level is your best option. Below is a post where I use this strategy for the Joda-Time classes:

• http://blog.bdoughan.com/2011/05/jaxb-and-joda-time-dates-and-times.html

If you have a domain class that you always want to be handled with an XmlAdapter you can use the @XmlJavaTypeAdapter annotation at the type level:

• http://blog.bdoughan.com/2010/12/jaxb-and-immutable-objects.html