Module jakarta.xml.bind
Package jakarta.xml.bind.annotation

Annotation Type XmlAccessorType

@Inherited @Retention(RUNTIME) @Target({PACKAGE,TYPE}) public @interface 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 jakarta.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: XmlType, XmlRootElement, XmlAccessorOrder, XmlSchema, XmlSchemaType, XmlSchemaTypes, , XmlJavaTypeAdapter. It can also be used with the following annotations at the package level: XmlJavaTypeAdapter.

Author:
Sekhar Vajjhala, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
See Also:

  • Optional Element Summary

    Optional Elements
    Modifier and Type
    Optional Element
    Description
    XmlAccessType
    value
    Specifies whether fields or properties are serialized.

  • Element Details

    • value

      XmlAccessType value
      Specifies whether fields or properties are serialized.
      See Also:
      Default:
      PUBLIC_MEMBER