Usage

Create an XML Schema of the XML Information that needs to be bound

<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" 
  xmlns:tst="http://www.test.org/" elementFormDefault="qualified" 
  targetNamespace="http://www.test.org/">
  
  <xs:element name="test">
    <xs:complexType>
      <xs:sequence>
        <xs:element ref="tst:child" maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0"/>
      </xs:sequence>
    </xs:complexType>
  </xs:element>
  <xs:element name="child">
    <xs:complexType>
      <xs:attribute name="test" use="optional" default="false" type="xs:boolean"/>
    </xs:complexType>
  </xs:element>
</xs:schema>
					

If necessary; customise the binding behavior, either by annotating the XML Schema or by specifying this in an external file.

<jxb:bindings version="1.0"
  xmlns:jxb="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/jaxb"
  xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
  
  <jxb:bindings schemaLocation="test.xsd" node="/xs:schema">
    <jxb:globalBindings bindingStyle="elementBinding" choiceContentProperty="false"/>
    <jxb:schemaBindings>
      <jxb:package name="org.test"/>
    </jxb:schemaBindings>
  </jxb:bindings>
</jxb:bindings>
					

Create the Java Classes and Interfaces using the Binding Compiler (xjc).

java -jar jaxb\lib\jaxb-xjc.jar -extension -b test.jxb -d src -p org.test test.xsd
					

Compile the Java Classes and Interfaces.

javac -sourcepath src -d out *.java
					

Unmarshall a XML Document

JAXBContext context = JAXBContext.newInstance( "test.jaxb");
Unmarshaller unmarshaller = context.createUnmarshaller();

Collection result = (Collection)unmarshaller.unmarshal( new File( "input.xml"));
					

Marshall Java Objects to XML

Marshaller marshaller = context.createMarshaller();
marshaller.marshal( result, new FileOutputStream( "output.xml"));