Types Supported by JAX-WS

JAX-WS delegates the mapping of Java programming language types to and from XML definitions to JAXB. Application developers don’t need to know the details of these mappings but should be aware that not every class in the Java language can be used as a method parameter or return type in JAX-WS.

The following sections explain the default schema-to-Java and Java-to-schema data type bindings:

Schema-to-Java Mapping
Java-to-Schema Mapping

Schema-to-Java Mapping

The Java language provides a richer set of data types than XML schema. Table 31-1 lists the mapping of XML data types to Java data types in JAXB.

Table 31-1 Mapping of XML Data Types to Java Data Types in JAXB

XML Schema Type

Java Data Type

xsd:string

java.lang.String

xsd:integer

java.math.BigInteger

xsd:int

int

xsd.long

long

xsd:short

short

xsd:decimal

java.math.BigDecimal

xsd:float

float

xsd:double

double

xsd:boolean

boolean

xsd:byte

byte

xsd:QName

javax.xml.namespace.QName

xsd:dateTime

javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar

xsd:base64Binary

byte[]

xsd:hexBinary

byte[]

xsd:unsignedInt

long

xsd:unsignedShort

int

xsd:unsignedByte

short

xsd:time

javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar

xsd:date

javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar

xsd:g

javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar

xsd:anySimpleType

java.lang.Object

xsd:anySimpleType

java.lang.String

xsd:duration

javax.xml.datatype.Duration

xsd:NOTATION

javax.xml.namespace.QName

Java-to-Schema Mapping

Table 31-2 shows the default mapping of Java classes to XML data types.

Table 31-2 Mapping of Java Classes to XML Data Types in JAXB

Java Class

XML Data Type

java.lang.String

xs:string

java.math.BigInteger

xs:integer

java.math.BigDecimal

xs:decimal

java.util.Calendar

xs:dateTime

java.util.Date

xs:dateTime

javax.xml.namespace.QName

xs:QName

java.net.URI

xs:string

javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar

xs:anySimpleType

javax.xml.datatype.Duration

xs:duration

java.lang.Object

xs:anyType

java.awt.Image

xs:base64Binary

javax.activation.DataHandler

xs:base64Binary

javax.xml.transform.Source

xs:base64Binary

java.util.UUID

xs:string