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package javax.xml.bind.annotation;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import org.w3c.dom.Element;
import javax.xml.bind.JAXBElement;
/**
* <p>
* Annotate a JavaBean multi-valued property to support mixed content.
*
* <p>
* The usage is subject to the following constraints:
* <ul>
* <li> can be used with @XmlElementRef, @XmlElementRefs or @XmlAnyElement</li>
* </ul>
* <p>
* The following can be inserted into @XmlMixed annotated multi-valued property
* <ul>
* <li>XML text information items are added as values of java.lang.String.</li>
* <li>Children element information items are added as instances of
* {@link JAXBElement} or instances with a class that is annotated with
* @XmlRootElement.</li>
* <li>Unknown content that is not be bound to a JAXB mapped class is inserted
* as {@link Element}. (Assumes property annotated with @XmlAnyElement)</li>
* </ul>
*
* Below is an example of binding and creation of mixed content.
* <pre><xmp>
* <!-- schema fragment having mixed content -->
* <xs:complexType name="letterBody" mixed="true">
* <xs:sequence>
* <xs:element name="name" type="xs:string"/>
* <xs:element name="quantity" type="xs:positiveInteger"/>
* <xs:element name="productName" type="xs:string"/>
* <!-- etc. -->
* </xs:sequence>
* </xs:complexType>
* <xs:element name="letterBody" type="letterBody"/>
*
* // Schema-derived Java code:
* // (Only annotations relevant to mixed content are shown below,
* // others are ommitted.)
* import java.math.BigInteger;
* public class ObjectFactory {
* // element instance factories
* JAXBElement<LetterBody> createLetterBody(LetterBody value);
* JAXBElement<String> createLetterBodyName(String value);
* JAXBElement<BigInteger> createLetterBodyQuantity(BigInteger value);
* JAXBElement<String> createLetterBodyProductName(String value);
* // type instance factory
* LetterBody> createLetterBody();
* }
* </xmp></pre>
* <pre>
* public class LetterBody {
* // Mixed content can contain instances of Element classes
* // Name, Quantity and ProductName. Text data is represented as
* // java.util.String for text.
* @XmlMixed
* @XmlElementRefs({
* @XmlElementRef(name="productName", type=JAXBElement.class),
* @XmlElementRef(name="quantity", type=JAXBElement.class),
* @XmlElementRef(name="name", type=JAXBElement.class)})
* List getContent(){...}
* }
* </pre>
* The following is an XML instance document with mixed content
* <pre><xmp>
* <letterBody>
* Dear Mr.<name>Robert Smith</name>
* Your order of <quantity>1</quantity> <productName>Baby
* Monitor</productName> shipped from our warehouse. ....
* </letterBody>
* </xmp></pre>
* that can be constructed using following JAXB API calls.
* <pre><xmp>
* LetterBody lb = ObjectFactory.createLetterBody();
* JAXBElement<LetterBody> lbe = ObjectFactory.createLetterBody(lb);
* List gcl = lb.getContent(); //add mixed content to general content property.
* gcl.add("Dear Mr."); // add text information item as a String.
*
* // add child element information item
* gcl.add(ObjectFactory.createLetterBodyName("Robert Smith"));
* gcl.add("Your order of "); // add text information item as a String
*
* // add children element information items
* gcl.add(ObjectFactory.
* createLetterBodyQuantity(new BigInteger("1")));
* gcl.add(ObjectFactory.createLetterBodyProductName("Baby Monitor"));
* gcl.add("shipped from our warehouse"); // add text information item
* </xmp></pre>
*
* <p>See "Package Specification" in javax.xml.bind.package javadoc for
* additional common information.</p>
* @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
* @since JAXB2.0
*/
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target({FIELD,METHOD})
public @interface XmlMixed {
}