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XmlAccessorType.javaAPI DocJava SE 6 API2754Tue Jun 10 00:27:04 BST 2008javax.xml.bind.annotation

XmlAccessorType

public class XmlAccessorType

Controls whether fields or Javabean properties are serialized by default.

Usage

@XmlAccessorType annotation can be used with the following program elements:

  • package
  • a top level class

See "Package Specification" in javax.xml.bind.package javadoc for additional common information.

This annotation provides control over the default serialization of properties and fields in a class.

The annotation @XmlAccessorType on a package applies to all classes in the package. The following inheritance semantics apply:

  • If there is a @XmlAccessorType on a class, then it is used.
  • Otherwise, if a @XmlAccessorType exists on one of its super classes, then it is inherited.
  • Otherwise, the @XmlAccessorType on a package is inherited.

Defaulting Rules:

By default, if @XmlAccessorType on a package is absent, then the following package level annotation is assumed.

@XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.PUBLIC_MEMBER)

By default, if @XmlAccessorType on a class is absent, and none of its super classes is annotated with @XmlAccessorType, then the following default on the class is assumed:

@XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.PUBLIC_MEMBER)

This annotation can be used with the following annotations: {@link XmlType}, {@link XmlRootElement}, {@link XmlAccessorOrder}, {@link XmlSchema}, {@link XmlSchemaType}, {@link XmlSchemaTypes}, , {@link XmlJavaTypeAdapter}. It can also be used with the following annotations at the package level: {@link XmlJavaTypeAdapter}.

author
Sekhar Vajjhala, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
since
JAXB2.0
see
XmlAccessType
version
$Revision: 1.8 $

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Methods Summary
javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessTypevalue()
Specifies whether fields or properties are serialized.

see
XmlAccessType