Mapping Java to XML using annotations

The JAXB compiler binds an XML schema to Java objects. JAXB 2.0 has added the provision to bi-directionally marshal a Java object to an XML schema or an XML document using annotations. The annotations are defined in the javax.xml.bind.annotation package. The following table shows some of the most commonly used annotations, as defined in the javax.xml.bind.annotation package.

Annotation Type	Description	Annotation Elements
XmlValue	Maps a class to an XML schema complex type with simpleContent or an XML schema simple type.	-
XmlType	Maps a class or an enum type to an XML schema type, which may be a simple type or a complex type.	name—Name of XML schema type. namespace—Target namespace of XML schema type. propOrder—Specifies order of XML schema elements when a class is mapped to a complex type.
XmlSchema	Maps a package name to a XML namespace.	attributeFormDefault—Specifies value of attributeFormDefault attribute. elementFormDefault...