Rama- I believe elements are created in the order in which they are in the mapping file. So if you order the mapping file <field> elements correctly (firstName, lastName, address, email), the XML should be correct.
Stephen On 2/15/06, Rama Konjeti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does anybody know an answer to this? If you need more explanation, I > can provide more explanation on what the situation is. I appreciate > help on this issue. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rama Konjeti > Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 11:09 AM > To: '[email protected]' > Subject: When mapping is used for existing java code, is there a way to > specify the order of xml elements being written out as part of > marshalling? > > I have existing java code and I want to serialize them into xml using > castor and mapping files. But, xml that is being written out need to > confirm to a given schema that has an order defined with <xsd:sequence>. > Is there a way to specify that particular order in either mapping file > or a separate file or provide a schema to use? > > For example, I have an existing java class Employee with 'FirstName', > 'LastName', 'Address', 'Email'. > > Is there a way, I can specify that when Employee object is written out, > use the following order? > > <xsd:sequence> > <xsd:element name="firstName" type="xsd:string"/> > <xsd:element name="lastName" type="xsd:string"/> > <xsd:element name="address" type="addressType"/> > <xsd:element name="email" type="xsd:string"/> > </xsd:sequence> > > ------------------------------------------------- > If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, please > send an empty message to the following address: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------------------------------------------------- > >
