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Reputation: 709

Java Oracle Documentation for JAXB Clarification (What is a Java property attribute)?

I am reading through the JAXB tutorial at docs.oracle.com, and came across the following lines:

A schema component using a simple type definition typically binds to a Java property. Because there are difference kinds of schema components, the following Java property attributes (common to the schema components) include:

  • Base Type
  • Collection Type (if any)
  • Predicate

The rest of the Java property attributes are specified in the schema component using the simple type definition

I understand the first sentence. I am completely lost after that. What does it mean when talking about "Java Property Attributes?"

Upvotes: 2

Views: 51

Answers (1)

lexicore
lexicore

Reputation: 43709

Read it as "attributes of the Java Property". Actually, they have probably meant "properties", but "Java Property properties" is even worse that you read now.

To explain it a bit more. Schema components with simple types typically produce a Java property in your schema-derived class. This property has, well, its own characteristics, namely:

  • Base type (like if it is a xs:boolean/boolean)
  • If it is a collection or not (see xs:list constructs)
  • Predicate (not sure what it is, probably required or fixed, something like this)

Hope this helps.

Upvotes: 1

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