Hi.
I'm having a problem with a certain schema and I can't figure out if
> JAXB does what it should and it is a problem with the schema, or if
> the schema is correct but JAXB does things in an unappropriate way.
>
> First of all, here is a snippet of the schema:
> [snip]
> <xsd:group name="foo_type">
> <xsd:choice>
> <xsd:element name="a_type" type="foo_typeType" />
> <xsd:element name="b_type" type="foo_typeType" />
> [...more of those...]
> </xsd:choice>
> </xsd:group>
> [/snip]
>
> Now the problem is the following:
> If I feed the schema into JAXBs xjc, it generates a class
> foo_typeType, and I have no way of determining if the Object was of
> type a_type, b_type, ...
>
> Since a_type, b_type, etc. all have the same (optional) attributes
> (and so, setters and getters in JAXB), i think the schema definition
> makes sense that way. Additionaly, in the xml-files, the declarations
> as follows:
> [snip]
> <a_type some_attr="foo" [...]/>
> <b_type some_attr="bar" [...]/>
> [/snip]
> So, the information I need is all there.
>
>
> But, why does JAXB "forget" the information? There seems to be no way
> for me to determine if my foo_typeType-Object was a_type, b_type and
> so on, neither via an attribute in foo_typeType, nor is there a class
> a_type that I could test with eg. instanceof.
>
>
> So, is our schema wrong and we should go back and rewrite it (and it
> what way?), or is it a misbehavior in JAXB, or is it somewhere in JAXB
> and I simply am too blind to see it?
Which JAXB version do you use? 1 or 2?
Bye.
/lexi