XmlRootElement (Jakarta XML Binding API documentation)

```
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target(TYPE)
public @interface XmlRootElement
```
Maps a class or an enum type to an XML element.
Usage

The XmlRootElement annotation can be used with the following program elements:
- a top level class
- an enum type
See "Package Specification" in jakarta.xml.bind.package javadoc for additional common information.

When a top level class or an enum type is annotated with the XmlRootElement annotation, then its value is represented as XML element in an XML document.
This annotation can be used with the following annotations: XmlType, XmlEnum, XmlAccessorType, XmlAccessorOrder.

Example 1: Associate an element with XML Schema type {@snippet : // Example: Code fragment
Since:

1.6, JAXB 2.0

Author:

Sekhar Vajjhala, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

- Optional Element Summary
  
  Optional Elements
  Modifier and Type Optional Element Description
  
  java.lang.String name
  local name of the XML element.
  
  java.lang.String namespace
  namespace name of the XML element.

- Element Detail
  - namespace
```
java.lang.String namespace
```
    namespace name of the XML element.
    If the value is "##default", then the XML namespace name is derived from the package of the class ( XmlSchema ). If the package is unnamed, then the XML namespace is the default empty namespace.
    
    Default:
    
    "##default"
- - name
```
java.lang.String name
```
    local name of the XML element.
    If the value is "##default", then the name is derived from the class name.
    
    Default:
    
    "##default"