Annotation Type XmlSeeAlso


  • @Target(TYPE)
    @Retention(RUNTIME)
    public @interface XmlSeeAlso
    Instructs Jakarta XML Binding to also bind other classes when binding this class.

    Java makes it impractical/impossible to list all subclasses of a given class. This often gets in a way of Jakarta XML Binding users, as it Jakarta XML Binding cannot automatically list up the classes that need to be known to JAXBContext.

    For example, with the following class definitions:

    The user would be required to create JAXBContext as JAXBContext.newInstance(Dog.class,Cat.class) (Animal will be automatically picked up since Dog and Cat refers to it.)

    XmlSeeAlso annotation would allow you to write: {@snippet :

    Since:
    1.6, JAXB 2.1
    Author:
    Kohsuke Kawaguchi
    • Required Element Summary

      Required Elements 
      Modifier and Type Required Element Description
      java.lang.Class<?>[] value  
    • Element Detail

      • value

        java.lang.Class<?>[] value