I have a Xml Like this
<entry>
<comboBox>
<name>xxx</name>
<details>sdfd</details>
</comboBox>
</entry>
In the other entry I have XML like this
<entry>
<numberField>
<name>xxx</name>
<details>sdfd</details>
</numberField>
</entry>
I want to map both comboBox and numberField to the same class in Java called Field
How do I annotate Java Fields in Entry Class?
In your Entry class you need to annotate the Java field with
@XmlElements
and list the individual element names there. Like this:
@XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
public class Entry {
@XmlElements({
@XmlElement(name = "comboBox", type = Field.class),
@XmlElement(name = "numberField", type = Field.class)
})
private Field field;
}
I have added type = Field.class in the annotation above only for clarity.
In your case you can omit it. Then JAXB will pick up Field from the property type decaration , which has the same desired effect.
The Field class can be straight-forward like this:
@XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
public class Field {
@XmlElement
private String name;
@XmlElement
private String details;
}
I think you should make two sub classes of an object which has the common annoted fields. Each sub class just has to define jaxb @XmlRootElement (number field or combobox)
comboBox, but your closing tag is namedcombobox.