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package jakarta.xml.bind.annotation;

import jakarta.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlJavaTypeAdapter;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;

Controls whether fields or Javabean properties are serialized by default.

Usage

@XmlAccessorType annotation can be used with the following program elements:

  • package
  • a top level class

See "Package Specification" in jakarta.xml.bind.package javadoc for additional common information.

This annotation provides control over the default serialization of properties and fields in a class.

The annotation @XmlAccessorType on a package applies to all classes in the package. The following inheritance semantics apply:

  • If there is a @XmlAccessorType on a class, then it is used.
  • Otherwise, if a @XmlAccessorType exists on one of its super classes, then it is inherited.
  • Otherwise, the @XmlAccessorType on a package is inherited.

Defaulting Rules:

By default, if @XmlAccessorType on a package is absent, then the following package level annotation is assumed.

  @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.PUBLIC_MEMBER)

By default, if @XmlAccessorType on a class is absent, and none of its super classes is annotated with @XmlAccessorType, then the following default on the class is assumed:

  @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.PUBLIC_MEMBER)

This annotation can be used with the following annotations: XmlType, XmlRootElement, XmlAccessorOrder, XmlSchema, XmlSchemaType, XmlSchemaTypes, , XmlJavaTypeAdapter. It can also be used with the following annotations at the package level: XmlJavaTypeAdapter.

Author:Sekhar Vajjhala, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
See Also:
Since:1.6, JAXB 2.0
/** * <p> Controls whether fields or Javabean properties are serialized by default. </p> * * <p> <b> Usage </b> </p> * * <p> {@code @XmlAccessorType} annotation can be used with the following program elements:</p> * * <ul> * <li> package</li> * <li> a top level class </li> * </ul> * * <p> See "Package Specification" in jakarta.xml.bind.package javadoc for * additional common information.</p> * * <p>This annotation provides control over the default serialization * of properties and fields in a class. * * <p>The annotation {@code @XmlAccessorType} on a package applies to * all classes in the package. The following inheritance * semantics apply: * * <ul> * <li> If there is a {@code @XmlAccessorType} on a class, then it * is used. </li> * <li> Otherwise, if a {@code @XmlAccessorType} exists on one of * its super classes, then it is inherited. * <li> Otherwise, the {@code @XmlAccessorType} on a package is * inherited. * </ul> * <p> <b> Defaulting Rules: </b> </p> * * <p>By default, if {@code @XmlAccessorType} on a package is absent, * then the following package level annotation is assumed.</p> * <pre> * &#64;XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.PUBLIC_MEMBER) * </pre> * <p> By default, if {@code @XmlAccessorType} on a class is absent, * and none of its super classes is annotated with * {@code @XmlAccessorType}, then the following default on the class * is assumed: </p> * <pre> * &#64;XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.PUBLIC_MEMBER) * </pre> * <p>This annotation can be used with the following annotations: * {@link XmlType}, {@link XmlRootElement}, {@link XmlAccessorOrder}, * {@link XmlSchema}, {@link XmlSchemaType}, {@link XmlSchemaTypes}, * , {@link XmlJavaTypeAdapter}. It can also be used with the * following annotations at the package level: {@link XmlJavaTypeAdapter}. * * @author Sekhar Vajjhala, Sun Microsystems, Inc. * @since 1.6, JAXB 2.0 * @see XmlAccessType */
@Inherited @Retention(RUNTIME) @Target({PACKAGE, TYPE}) public @interface XmlAccessorType {
Specifies whether fields or properties are serialized.
See Also:
  • XmlAccessType
/** * Specifies whether fields or properties are serialized. * * @see XmlAccessType */
XmlAccessType value() default XmlAccessType.PUBLIC_MEMBER; }