Quoting Robert Lowe <rmlowe_at_rmlowe.com>:
> How about xmlHeader.setMessageId(null)?
In this case the element is completly absent, not empty.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Massart" <david.massart_at_longboy.eun.org>
> To: <JAXB-INTEREST_at_JAVA.SUN.COM>
> Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 5:57 PM
> Subject: empty element
>
>
> > Hi there,
> >
> >
> > Sorry if the question is studid, I can't find out how to generate an
> empty
> element.
> >
> > I have no problem to add a value to an element or to completly ignore
> it,
> >
> > xmlHeader.setMessageId("my message ID") ;
> >
> > <header>
> > ...
> > <messageId>my message ID</messageId>
> > ...
> > </header>
> >
> > but I'm not able to generate an empty element like the following
> >
> > <header>
> > ...
> > <messageId/>
> > ...
> > </header>
> >
> > David
> >