Getting Annotations

[Eric Murphy <er...@shaw.ca>]

I expect to find an annotation for my athlete element but the value is
"null". Here is the element declaration:

 

<element name="athlete" type="data:athlete" maxOccurs="unbounded"
minOccurs="1">

  <annotation>

    <documentation>

      An athlete must have a valid person description and a sport list
containing at least one sport.

    </documentation>

  </annotation>

</element>

 

Here is my code to get the annotation:

 

SchemaAnnotation annotation = athlete.schemaType().getAnnotation();

 

Seems simple enough. What am I missing?

 

Thanks

Eric

RE: Getting Annotations

[Radu Preotiuc-Pietro <ra...@oracle.com>]

Well, what you are missing is the fact that athlete.schemaType().getAnnnotation() is getting the <annotation> on the "data:athlete" type, not the "athlete" element (The type can just as well have its own annotation).
 
Now, what you are probably wondering is how to get to the element associated with your XmlObject. But the thing is that XmlObjects are instances of types, not of elements. The only way to get the element is to get the element's name (via athlete.newCursor().getName()), then get the parent's type content model (athleteParent.schemaType().getContentModel()) and then traverse the content model. I know it looks more complicated than necessary, but because you can have multiple elements with different names but the same type, as well as multiple elements with the same name but different annotations, all in the same "parent" type , it is necessary to have a bit of logic to specify which element exactly you are looking for.
 
Radu


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	From: Eric Murphy [mailto:ericmurphy@shaw.ca] 
	Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 10:34 PM
	To: user@xmlbeans.apache.org
	Subject: Getting Annotations
	
	

	I expect to find an annotation for my athlete element but the value is "null". Here is the element declaration:

	 

	<element name="athlete" type="data:athlete" maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="1">

	  <annotation>

	    <documentation>

	      An athlete must have a valid person description and a sport list containing at least one sport.

	    </documentation>

	  </annotation>

	</element>

	 

	Here is my code to get the annotation:

	 

	SchemaAnnotation annotation = athlete.schemaType().getAnnotation();

	 

	Seems simple enough. What am I missing?

	 

	Thanks

	Eric