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SRy
SRy

Reputation: 2967

Issue when java method annotated with @XmlTransient in Jaxb 2.1

I am trying to annotate my java method as @XmlTransient in my java class like below.

@XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.PROPERTY)
public abstract class MyClass {

    @XmlTransient
    public void addsomething{

   // do something
    }

}

When I try to use this class in my JaxBContext through other class I am getting following exception 

JAXB annotation is placed on a method that is not a JAXB property
    this problem is related to the following location:
        at @javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlTransient()

,

But when I see XmlTransient() annotation definition(@Target(value={FIELD,METHOD,TYPE})) it's clearly said be to work with methods. And In the JavaDoc(http://docs.oracle.com/javaee/7/api/javax/xml/bind/annotation/XmlTransient.html) it says 

The @XmlTransient annotation can be used with the following program elements:

a JavaBean property
field
class

Can't I use @XmlTransient on methods?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 4829

Answers (1)

bdoughan
bdoughan

Reputation: 149017

The only methods that @XmlTransient can be used are those that begin with get or set. These methods used in combination are used to expose a property in Java. @XmlTransient can be placed on either the get or set method.

Get Method

The get method must take no parameters and return a value:

public String getFoo() {
    return foo;
}

Set Method

The set method must take one parameter.

public void setFoo(String foo) {
    this.foo = foo;
}

Upvotes: 5

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