OK, how about xmlHeader.setMessageId("")?
This might generate <messageId></mesageId> rather than <messageId/>, but
they are logically equivalent.
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Massart" <david.massart_at_longboy.eun.org>
To: <JAXB-INTEREST_at_JAVA.SUN.COM>
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: empty element
> 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
> > >