Issue with @Facets and @XmlJavaTypeAdapter about jaxb-facets HOT 2 CLOSED

Short answer: Add the type attribute to the @xmlelement annotation:

    @XmlElement(name = "salary", type = BigDecimal.class)

Explanation:

The adaptor uses generic type String, hence JAXB thinks the salary is of type String. Therefore, jaxb-facets creates a facet definition onto an element with base type xs:string (see below). Problem is that the xs:maxInclusive facet is not allowed on the type string. Hence, we need to ensure that base type is xs:decimal (which is achieved by explicitly setting the type, as above).

<xs:element minOccurs="0" name="salary">
        <xs:simpleType>
          <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
            <xs:maxInclusive value="9999.2" />
            <xs:minInclusive value="1000.1" />
          </xs:restriction>
        </xs:simpleType>
      </xs:element>

from jaxb-facets.

But the java field itself has BigDecimal as its type. When the XSD gets generated with the Facet (but without the XmlAdaptor) all is fine. It gets generated as described by you.

Its only when I try to add an adaptor that it crashes out. In the end I worked around it by overriding the error handler of jaxb instead of trying to use a XmlMarshaller. A better solution anyway.

I was just not sure if the changes made for the jaxb facets were causing the problems.

from jaxb-facets.