JAXB: classes generated by JAXB not recognised in context - jaxb

I am encountering this problem. Is there a fix somewhere?
Here is my file structure:
package jaxb_conainer_class;
package loader_class;
Main.java imports both loader_class and jaxb_conainer_class;
In the loader_class, a call to
JAXBContext context = JAXBContext.newInstance(xxxx.class);
gives me the crash above
Exception in thread "main" com.sun.xml.internal.bind.v2.runtime.IllegalAnnotationsException: 2 counts of IllegalAnnotationExceptions
There's no ObjectFactory with an #XmlElementDecl for the element {}default.

When you generate classes from an XML schema you should create the JAXBContext on the generated package name. This will ensure that the ObjectFactory and everything else will be picked up correctly.
JAXBContext jc = JAXBContext.newInstance("com.example.foo");
If there are more than one package than you can use : as the delimiter.
JAXBContext jc = JAXBContext.newInstance("com.example.foo:org.example.bar");
Alternatively you can include the ObjectFactory class in the classes used to bootstrap the JAXBContext, but my recommendation is to use the package name(s).

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There's no ObjectFactory with an #XmlElementDecl for the element

I am using spring ws to implement my web service.
I am getting the following error in web service
"There's no ObjectFactory with an #XmlElementDecl for the element test"
test is having a #XmlElementRef.
While creating the jaxb context I have used ContextPath set to the package name.
I have done the following things:
Used xjc parse to convert from WSDL to pojos.
I had multiple WSDL's so the ObjectFactory was getting overwritten. So I just renamed the objectfactory prefix with WSDL. A.wsdl will have AObjectFactory etc. So I dont have any ObjectFactory class.
I think when looking for #XmlElementDecl it looks for "ObjectFactory" class and then it cant find it, bcoz if I rename my AObjectFactory to ObjectFactory this works.
My question is:
Can #XmlElementRef not refer to renamed object factory created by me?
Can #XmlElementRef be avoided somehow?
Can we have multiple ObjectFactories?
Also how does #XmlElementRef and #XmlElementDecl works if we do not create ObjectFactories at all.
Any help will be great.
While creating the jaxb context I have used ContextPath set to the
package name.
When you create a JAXBContext by context path, the JAXB implementation is going to look for a class called ObjectFactory that is annotated with #XmlRegistry.
I had multiple WSDL's so the ObjectFactory was getting overwritten.
Generally there should be one ObjectFactory per namespace/package. If the ObjectFactory was getting overwriiten perhaps you were trying to force everything to the same package name.
So I just renamed the objectfactory prefix with WSDL. A.wsdl will have
AObjectFactory etc. So I dont have any ObjectFactory class.
When the class annotated with #XmlRegistry is called something other than ObjectFactory you need to either:
Include a text file called jaxb.index in the same package as your domain model that contains the short name of all your classes in that package annotated with #XmlRegistry.
Bootstrap the JAXBContext of the generated classes annotated with #XmlRegistry.

UnMarshallException doesnt contain ObjectFactory.class or jaxb.index

JAXBContext context = JAXBContext.newInstance( "com.example.abcd", ObjectFactory.class.getClassLoader());
if i run this, i am getting error that ""com.example.abcd" doesnt contain ObjectFactory.class or jaxb.index"
But this package has ObjectFactory class. I am just wondering why this is showing me the error.
You need to ensure the ObjectFactory class is annotated with #XmlRegistry.

Unable to get JAXB context

I have java classes generated by XSD.
But when am trying to get JAXB context (while unmarshlling) it hits a dead end.
No errors,no print statements will be executed after this line. Nothing happens.
I have tried following methods
JAXBContext jc = JAXBContext.newInstance(package)
JAXBContext jc = JAXBContext.newInstance(class)
JAXBContext jc = JAXBContext.newInstance(package,contextloader)
but every option is failing.
Kindly suggest.
JAXBContext.newInstance will return you an instance of JAXBContext. From that you need to create instances of Unmarshaller to convert XML to objects, and instances of Marshaller to convert those objects back to XML.

Jaxb Xjc: make generated classes subtype of Exception?

How is it possible to make some xjc generated classes subclasses of a custom Exception, such that you can actually throw them, and processable by the JAXBContext? Often webservices return various faults defined that really should be an exception, but since they aren't you need to wrap them unneccesarily.
Even if you could create a JAXB (JSR-222) model that extended from Exception you wouldn't be able to create a JAXBContext from it. I would recommend wrapping the Exception in a domain model that is compatible with JAXB.
Java Model (Foo)
Below is a simple Java class that extends Exception.
package forum12840627;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
#XmlRootElement
public class Foo extends Exception {
}
Demo
The demo code below attempts to creates a JAXBContext on the Java model.
package forum12840627;
import javax.xml.bind.JAXBContext;
public class Demo {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
JAXBContext jc = JAXBContext.newInstance(Foo.class);
}
}
Output
Below is the exception returned from running the demo code. The problem is that Exception is not a valid JAXB class and JAXB implementations pull in the super classes as it processes the Java model. (Note: In your own domain model you can annotate super classes with #XmlTransient to prevent them from being processed: http://blog.bdoughan.com/2011/06/ignoring-inheritance-with-xmltransient.html)
Exception in thread "main" com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.IllegalAnnotationsException: 1 counts of IllegalAnnotationExceptions
java.lang.StackTraceElement does not have a no-arg default constructor.
this problem is related to the following location:
at java.lang.StackTraceElement
at public java.lang.StackTraceElement[] java.lang.Throwable.getStackTrace()
at java.lang.Throwable
at java.lang.Exception
at forum12840627.Foo
at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.IllegalAnnotationsException$Builder.check(IllegalAnnotationsException.java:102)
at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.JAXBContextImpl.getTypeInfoSet(JAXBContextImpl.java:472)
at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.JAXBContextImpl.<init>(JAXBContextImpl.java:302)
at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.JAXBContextImpl$JAXBContextBuilder.build(JAXBContextImpl.java:1140)
at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.ContextFactory.createContext(ContextFactory.java:154)
at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.ContextFactory.createContext(ContextFactory.java:121)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at javax.xml.bind.ContextFinder.newInstance(ContextFinder.java:202)
at javax.xml.bind.ContextFinder.find(ContextFinder.java:363)
at javax.xml.bind.JAXBContext.newInstance(JAXBContext.java:574)
at javax.xml.bind.JAXBContext.newInstance(JAXBContext.java:522)
at forum12840627.Demo.main(Demo.java:8)
UPDATE #1
If you are using EclipseLink JAXB (MOXy) as your JAXB provider then you will not see this exception as classes in the javax.* and java.* packages are not treated as domain classes. MOXy is the default JAXB provider in the WebLogic 12c environment or can be configured using a jaxb.properties file.
For More Information
http://blog.bdoughan.com/2011/05/specifying-eclipselink-moxy-as-your.html
http://blog.bdoughan.com/2011/12/eclipselink-moxy-is-jaxb-provider-in.html
UPDATE #2
The latest versions of the JAXB reference implementation appear to handle this use case now as well as MOXy. My original portability concerns may not be so much of an issue.
Yeah, I finally found something! The Inheritance plugin is able to make the generated classes inherit from classes or implement additional interfaces.
You need to include something like
<bindings node="//xsd:complexType[#name='WhateverException']">
<inheritance:extends>foo.bar.WhateverException</inheritance:extends>
</bindings>
into the binding file and override getStackTrace() to return null such that it doesn't get marshalled.
Unfortunately you might run into trouble with some JAXB implementations (see Blaise Doughan's answer) - I haven't found a workaround for that yet. So you can either use a not quite nonportable solution, or wrap the JAXB objects into Exceptions.

JAXBContext, jaxb.properties and moxy

The jaxb.properties needs to be in the same package as the domain classes you are creating the JAXBContext on.
I am using Moxy's xml driven configuration since I doesn't want to use annotations or XJC generated objects. I have an existing domain classes that are spread across multiple packages. Does this mean that i need to have the jaxb.properties present in all those packages or there is a better alternative (Maybe writing my own implementation of some interface that can read from a jvm arg or something)?
Does this mean that i need to have the jaxb.properties present in all
those packages?
If you are creating your JAXBContext on classes, then you need to have a jaxb.properties file in at least one of the packages of the domain classes passed in. In the example below you could have a jaxb.properties file in either package1 or package2.
JAXBContext jc = JAXBContext.newInstance(package1.Foo.class, package2.Bar.class);
If you are creating your JAXBContext on package names, then you need to have a jaxb.properties files in at least one of the packages. Note that packages are separated by a ':'.
JAXBContext jc = JAXBContext.newInstance("package1:package2");
or there is a better alternative
My preference is to use the standard JAXB APIs with a jaxb.properties file to specify MOXy as the JAXB provider. Some people prefer using the native MOXy APIs to do this:
JAXBContext jc = org.eclipse.persistence.jaxb.JAXBContextFactory.createContext(new Class[] {Foo.class, Bar.class}, null);
For More Information
http://blog.bdoughan.com/2011/05/specifying-eclipselink-moxy-as-your.html

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