JAXB - Parse element into string

Question

Is there a way to parse part of an XML message into a String keeping it in XML format?

Example...

<person>
  <name>John Doe</name>
  <age>24</age>

  <address>
    <street>bailey</street>
    <city>boston</city>
  </address>
</person>

public class Person {

  @XmlElement
  private NameClass name;

  @XmlElement
  private int age;

  @XmlElement
  private String address; 

  ...
}

public class NameClass {
  ...
}

Where I want the entire address element to be kept in XML format and parsed as a String.

Answer 1

You can use @XmlAnyElement with a DomHandler:

• http://blog.bdoughan.com/2011/04/xmlanyelement-and-non-dom-properties.html