Spring + JAXB Integration Annotation Pretty Print Example with Jaxb2Marshaller
March 29, 2015
In this page we will learn Spring and JAXB Integration Annotation Pretty Print Example with Jaxb2Marshaller to convert XML to/from java object. Using Jaxb2Marshaller instance, we create the instance of Marshaller and Unmarshaller. For pretty printing we need to set jaxb.formatted.output property as true in Jaxb2Marshaller. For XML and Java object mapping, we need to create java bean with properties which is mapped with XML tags and attributes. Annotate properties with javax.xml.bind.annotation XmlAttribute and XmlElement etc that will map XML attribute and element with java bean properties.
Required Software
To run the application, we need following software.1. Java 7
2. Gradle
3. Eclipse
4. Spring-Oxm:4.1.5.RELEASE
Gradle File for Spring OXM and Spring Boot Starter
Find the gradle file for spring OXM and spring Boot Starter.build.xml
apply plugin: 'java'
apply plugin: 'eclipse'
archivesBaseName = 'concretepage'
version = '1'
repositories {
mavenCentral()
}
dependencies {
compile 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter:1.2.2.RELEASE'
compile 'org.springframework:spring-oxm:4.1.5.RELEASE'
}
Annotation Based Configuration File for Jaxb2Marshaller and Pretty Print
Spring OXM provides Jaxb2Marshaller instance which is used to create instances of Marshaller and Unmarshaller. We can set properties in Jaxb2Marshaller for pretty printing, encoding etc of XML. To perform pretty printing, need to perform below steps.
map.put("jaxb.formatted.output", true);
jaxb2Marshaller.setMarshallerProperties(map);
AppConfig.java
package com.concretepage;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
import org.springframework.oxm.jaxb.Jaxb2Marshaller;
@Configuration
public class AppConfig {
@Bean
public Processor getHandler(){
Processor handler= new Processor();
handler.setMarshaller(getCastorMarshaller());
handler.setUnmarshaller(getCastorMarshaller());
return handler;
}
@Bean
public Jaxb2Marshaller getCastorMarshaller() {
Jaxb2Marshaller jaxb2Marshaller = new Jaxb2Marshaller();
jaxb2Marshaller.setPackagesToScan("com.concretepage.bean");
Map<String,Object> map = new HashMap<String,Object>();
map.put("jaxb.formatted.output", true);
jaxb2Marshaller.setMarshallerProperties(map);
return jaxb2Marshaller;
}
}
Bean for XML Mapping
For XML and Java object mapping, java provides different annotations like @XmlRootElement, @XmlAccessorType, @XmlAttribute and @XmlElement. To get java properties as XML attribute, use @XmlAttribute and for XML sub tag we need to use @XmlElement annotation on properties.Company.java
package com.concretepage.bean;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAttribute;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
@XmlRootElement(name="company-info", namespace="com.concretepage" )
@XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.NONE)
public class Company {
@XmlAttribute(name="id")
private Integer id;
@XmlElement(name="company-name")
private String companyName;
@XmlElement(name="ceo-name")
private String ceoName;
@XmlElement(name="no-emp")
private Integer noEmp;
public Integer getId() {
return id;
}
public void setId(Integer id) {
this.id = id;
}
public String getCompanyName() {
return companyName;
}
public void setCompanyName(String companyName) {
this.companyName = companyName;
}
public String getCeoName() {
return ceoName;
}
public void setCeoName(String ceoName) {
this.ceoName = ceoName;
}
public Integer getNoEmp() {
return noEmp;
}
public void setNoEmp(Integer noEmp) {
this.noEmp = noEmp;
}
}
Define Method for Marshaller and Unmarshaller
Now find a utility method in which we are calling Marshaller and Unmarshaller.Processor.java
package com.concretepage;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import javax.xml.transform.stream.StreamResult;
import javax.xml.transform.stream.StreamSource;
import org.springframework.oxm.Marshaller;
import org.springframework.oxm.Unmarshaller;
public class Processor {
private Marshaller marshaller;
private Unmarshaller unmarshaller;
public void setMarshaller(Marshaller marshaller) {
this.marshaller = marshaller;
}
public void setUnmarshaller(Unmarshaller unmarshaller) {
this.unmarshaller = unmarshaller;
}
//Converts Object to XML file
public void objectToXML(String fileName, Object graph) throws IOException {
FileOutputStream fos = null;
try {
fos = new FileOutputStream(fileName);
marshaller.marshal(graph, new StreamResult(fos));
} finally {
fos.close();
}
}
//Converts XML to Java Object
public Object xmlToObject(String fileName) throws IOException {
FileInputStream fis = null;
try {
fis = new FileInputStream(fileName);
return unmarshaller.unmarshal(new StreamSource(fis));
} finally {
fis.close();
}
}
}
Run Application
To test the application, we are creating an object of our bean and converting it into XML and again converting that XML into java object.RunApplication.java
package com.concretepage;
import java.io.IOException;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;
import com.concretepage.bean.Company;
public class RunApplication {
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
AnnotationConfigApplicationContext ctx = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext();
ctx.register(AppConfig.class);
ctx.refresh();
Processor processor = ctx.getBean(Processor.class);
//Perform Marshaling
Company company = new Company();
company.setId(100);
company.setCompanyName("XYZ");
company.setCeoName("ABCD");
company.setNoEmp(100);
processor.objectToXML("country.xml", company);
System.out.println("Marshaling performed");
//Perform UnMarshaling
company = (Company)processor.xmlToObject("country.xml");
System.out.println("After UnMarshaling Data is: id:"+ company.getId()+", CountryName:"+company.getCompanyName());
}
}
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<ns2:company-info xmlns:ns2="com.concretepage" id="100">
<company-name>XYZ</company-name>
<ceo-name>ABCD</ceo-name>
<no-emp>100</no-emp>
</ns2:company-info>
Marshaling performed After UnMarshaling Data is: id:100, CountryName:XYZ
