JAXBTypeElement.java

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 *     Denise Smith  June 05, 2009 - Initial implementation
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package org.eclipse.persistence.jaxb;

import java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType;
import java.lang.reflect.Type;

import javax.xml.bind.JAXBElement;
import javax.xml.namespace.QName;

/**
 * <p>Subclass of JAXBElement to allow the use of ParameterizedTypes.</p>
 * <p>Used as a wrapper object just as JAXBElement would be used during
 * JAXB marshal operations.</p>
 */
public class JAXBTypeElement extends JAXBElement {
    private Type type;

    /**
     * Create a new JAXBTypeElement.
     * @param name QName representing the xml element tag name
     * @param value  Object representing the value of an xml element.
     * @param type ParameterizedType associated with this JAXBTypeElement.
     */
    public JAXBTypeElement(QName name, Object value, ParameterizedType type) {
        super(name, ((Class)type.getRawType()), value);
        this.type = type;
    }

    /**
     * Create a new JAXBTypeElement.
     * @param name QName representing the xml element tag name
     * @param value Object representing the value of an xml element.
     * @param type Class associated with this JAXBTypeElement.
     */
    public JAXBTypeElement(QName name, Object value, Class type) {
        super(name, type, value);
        this.type = type;
    }

    /**
     * Get the Type associated with this JAXBTypeElement
     * @return the Type associated with this JAXBTypeElement.
     */
    public Type getType() {
        return type;
    }

    /**
     * Set the Type associated with this JAXBTypeElement
     * @param type to associate with this JAXBTypeElement
     */
    public void setType(Type type) {
       this.type = type;
    }
}