inheritance - EclipseLink MOXy: Superclass fields are not set when unmarshaling -

i expect fields of superclass unmarshaled in scenario below, not. make work?

input:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <a>my text</a> 

binding:

<?xml version="1.0"?> <xml-bindings  xmlns="http://www.eclipse.org/eclipselink/xsds/persistence/oxm"  package-name="test">  <java-types>           <java-type name="subclass">     <xml-root-element name="a"/>     <java-attributes>         <xml-element java-attribute="text" xml-path="text()" />     </java-attributes>   </java-type> </java-types>  </xml-bindings> 

classes:

public class superclass {   private string text;   public string gettext() {     return text;  }   public void settext(string text) {     this.text = text;  } }  public class subclass extends superclass { } 

demo:

map<string, object> jaxbcontextproperties = new hashmap<string, object>(1); jaxbcontextproperties.put(jaxbcontextproperties.oxm_metadata_source, "bindings.xml"); jaxbcontext jaxbcontext = jaxbcontextfactory.createcontext(new class[] {superclass.class}, jaxbcontextproperties); unmarshaller unmarshaller = jaxbcontext.createunmarshaller(); superclass superclass = (superclass)unmarshaller.unmarshal(new file("input.xml")); system.out.println(superclass.gettext());    

output:

[el warning]: 2013-07-31 15:09:16.602--ignoring attribute [text] on class [subclass] no property generated it. null 

the mapping needs made on class belongs to.

option #1 - map superclass property on subclass

if want map super class properties part of child need mark parent class transient on java-type element.

bindings.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?> <xml-bindings     xmlns="http://www.eclipse.org/eclipselink/xsds/persistence/oxm"     package-name="forum17981925">     <java-types>         <java-type name="superclass" xml-transient="true"/>         <java-type name="subclass">             <xml-root-element/>             <java-attributes>                 <xml-element java-attribute="text" xml-path="text()" />             </java-attributes>         </java-type>     </java-types> </xml-bindings> 

option #2 - map superclass property on superclass

alternatively map text property on superclass, mapping inherited subclass.

bindings.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?> <xml-bindings     xmlns="http://www.eclipse.org/eclipselink/xsds/persistence/oxm"     package-name="forum17981925">     <java-types>         <java-type name="superclass">             <java-attributes>                 <xml-element java-attribute="text" xml-path="text()" />             </java-attributes>         </java-type>         <java-type name="subclass">             <xml-root-element/>         </java-type>     </java-types> </xml-bindings> 

demo code

the following demo code can run prove both options work:

input.xml

<subclass>hello world</subclass> 

demo

import java.io.file; import java.util.*; import javax.xml.bind.*; import org.eclipse.persistence.jaxb.jaxbcontextfactory; import org.eclipse.persistence.jaxb.jaxbcontextproperties;  public class demo {      public static void main(string[] args) throws exception {         map<string, object> jaxbcontextproperties = new hashmap<string, object>(1);         jaxbcontextproperties.put(jaxbcontextproperties.oxm_metadata_source, "bindings.xml");         jaxbcontext jaxbcontext = jaxbcontextfactory.createcontext(new class[] {superclass.class}, jaxbcontextproperties);         unmarshaller unmarshaller = jaxbcontext.createunmarshaller();         superclass superclass = (superclass)unmarshaller.unmarshal(new file("input.xml"));         system.out.println(superclass.gettext());     }  } 

output

hello world