what schema compilers u using, I'm using maven with latest version of jaxb
xjc and don't get any exceptions?
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 9:16 PM, Wolfgang Laun <wolfgang.laun_at_gmail.com>wrote:
> The schema snippet you posted does not compile with the schema compilers I
> have installed, with the following error message:
>
> Complex Type Definition Representation Error for type 'EnumValue'. When
> <simpleContent> is used, the base type must be a complexType whose content
> type is simple, or, only if restriction is specified, a complex type with
> mixed content and emptiable particle, or, only if extension is specified, a
> simple type. 'string' satisfies none of these conditions.
>
> -W
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Jose Correia <correij_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi All
>>
>> I'm flabbergasted at this one and I'm trusting someone can shed some light
>> on this. First details:
>>
>> JDK: 1.6.0_14
>> JAXB: 2.1.8 (have tried 2.1.11 too to check if there was a fix)
>>
>> I define this in xsd:
>>
>> <xs:complexType name="EnumValue">
>> <xs:simpleContent>
>> <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
>> <xs:minLength value="1"/>
>> <xs:maxLength value="255"/>
>> <xs:attribute name="restricted" type="xs:boolean" />
>> </xs:restriction>
>> </xs:simpleContent>
>> </xs:complexType>
>>
>> <xs:complexType name="Enumeration">
>> <xs:sequence>
>> <xs:element name="value" type="EnumValue"
>> maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
>> </xs:sequence>
>> </xs:complexType>
>>
>>
>>
>> <xs:complexType name="PropertyDescriptor">
>> <xs:sequence>
>> .... (ommited)
>> <xs:element name="choices" type="Enumeration" minOccurs="0"/>
>> .... (ommited)
>> </xs:sequence>
>> <xs:attribute name="format" type="xs:string"/>
>> </xs:complexType>
>>
>> My EnumValue class gets created when I generate the JAXB. The Enumeration
>> class has the following:
>>
>> public List<EnumValue> getValue() {
>> if (value == null) {
>> value = new ArrayList<EnumValue>();
>> }
>> return this.value;
>> }
>>
>> So it clearly expects a List of EnumValue s.
>>
>> When I parse my xml, I do it in the following manner:
>>
>> com.traderoot.tools.artifact.jaxb.Enumeration enum2 = pd.getChoices();
>> List<EnumValue> values = enum2.getValue();
>> for (Iterator<EnumValue> j = values.iterator(); j.hasNext();) {
>>
>> EnumValue en = j.next(); //CLASSCAST EXCEPTION HERE
>> if (en.getValue().equals(value)) {
>> found = true;
>> break;
>> }
>>
>> }
>>
>> Now here is the issue:
>>
>> If I use the following XML:
>>
>> <propertyDescriptor>
>> .... (omitted)
>> <choices>
>> <value restricted='false'>inactive</value>
>> <value restricted='false'>master</value>
>> <value restricted='false'>slave</value>
>> </choices>
>> ...(omitted)
>>
>> Then everything works as expected, the EnumValue objects get created for
>> each value and great.
>>
>> If I use this XML however, where I take away the optional attribute of
>> value:
>>
>> <propertyDescriptor>
>> <name>postilion_key_exchange_policy</name>
>> <description>The role that this gateway takes in Key
>> Exchanges with the Remote PostBridge Node. </description>
>> <type>CHOICE</type>
>> <defaultValue>inactive</defaultValue>
>> <choices>
>> <value >inactive</value>
>> <value >master</value>
>> <value >slave</value>
>> </choices>
>>
>> It no longer builds a List of EnumValue's but of String hence why it
>> throws a ClassCast Exception... (I put it on debug through Eclipse to make
>> sure).
>>
>> So is this not a bug on the JAXB parser, should it not, irrespective of
>> attributes existing, match the XML to the EnumValue class??
>>
>> All help is appreciated.
>>
>> Regards
>> Jose Correia
>>
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