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> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Montag, 26. Februar 2007 21:32 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [castor-user] Help generating java classes bound to xsd > > Hello, > > it is the first time I use Castor. What I would like to do is > to create some Java classes bound to some XML files. Which is what Castor has exactly been designed for. It looks like you've got two options here. A) If you do not have XML schemas yet, simply create the Java classes manually and provide a mapping file that bings your Java classes to the already existing documents. I do acknowledge that this task might get tedious if thereäs a high number of Java classes involved, and would thus recommend approach B). B) Derive XML schema(s) from your XML instance documents, and use these XML schema(s) to have Java classes generated for you, using Castor's XML code generator (aka source generator). Whilst this implies that you will have to create XML schema documents somehow, Java class generation is for free, and in addition the code generator will create the so-called descriptor classes that represent an internal form of the mapping file from task A). > I would > then use these Java classes in a Servlet for example. Yes. > I think i could do it this way: I would generate from the XML > I already have some XSD schemas, then using Castor I would > generate those Java classes. Is this the right way and a > sensible thing to do? Yes, and you've got various options here. Use the 'SourceGenerator' manually (from within java or command line), use an Ant task definition or a Maven plugin. It's all down to your needs. > > Btw, the generated classes does depend on Xerces still? Or > just on some Castor only related Jar file? Yes and no. It depends. The generated class files do not depend on Xerces directly. The only dependency is the main Castor XML Jar file. But when using the Marshaller for marshalling object instances to XML, *and* you enable pretty printing in the castor.properties file, you'll need to have Xerces on your classpath. > > Regards, > Luca > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list please visit: > > http://xircles.codehaus.org/manage_email > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list please visit: http://xircles.codehaus.org/manage_email
