Question

When compiling the following simpleType with the XJC compile (from the JAXB package)…

<xs:simpleType name='test'>     <xs:annotation>         <xs:appinfo>             <jaxb:typesafeEnumClass/>         </xs:appinfo>     </xs:annotation>     <xs:restriction base='xs:string'>       <xs:enumeration value='4'>         <xs:annotation>           <xs:appinfo>             <jaxb:typesafeEnumMember name='FOUR'/>           </xs:appinfo>         </xs:annotation>       </xs:enumeration>             <xs:enumeration value='6'>         <xs:annotation>           <xs:appinfo>             <jaxb:typesafeEnumMember name='SIX'/>           </xs:appinfo>         </xs:annotation>       </xs:enumeration>      </xs:restriction> </xs:simpleType> 

I end up with the following enum in Java (import statements and comments removed)

@XmlEnum public enum Test {      @XmlEnumValue('4')     FOUR('4'),     @XmlEnumValue('6')     SIX('6');     private final String value;      Test(String v) {         value = v;     }      public String value() {         return value;     }      public static Test fromValue(String v) {         for (Test c: Test.values()) {             if (c.value.equals(v)) {                 return c;             }         }         throw new IllegalArgumentException(v.toString());     }  } 

This is exactly what I want… except for the public String value() method. I would expect the method to be called public String getValue() according to Sun’s naming conventions. That way I can easily use it in a JSP-page using EL. Now I have to work my way around it.

Does anybody have any experience in further tweaking the XJC compilation to a more useful enumeration with a getValue() method, instead of a value() method? Or can I add a method or something?

P.S. This occurred in v2.0.3 of JAXB. I downloaded the latest version v2.1.8 and it’s the same there…

Answer 1

There’s nothing in the JAXB spec that seems to allow this change. I think the only way to do this would be to write a JAXB Plugin.