@Xml(childName) Annotation

The @Xml(childName) annotation can be used to specify the name of XML child elements for bean properties of type collection or array.

Example

Data type JSON example Without annotation With annotation

Data type	JSON example	Without annotation	With annotation
`class MyBean { @Xml(childName="X") public String[] a; @Xml(childName="Y") public int[] b; }`	`{ a: ['foo','bar'], b: [123,456] }`	`<object> <a> <string>foo</string> <string>bar</string> </a> <b> <number>123</number> <number>456</number> </b> </object>`	`<object> <a> <X>foo</X> <X>bar</X> </a> <b> <Y>123</Y> <Y>456</Y> </b> </object>`
`class MyBean { @Xml(childName="child") public int[] a; }`	`{ a: [123,456] }`	`<object> <a> <number>123</number> <number>456</number> </a> </object>`	`<object> <a> <child>123</child> <child>456</child> </a> </object>`

class MyBean {
  @Xml(childName="X")
  public String[] a;
  @Xml(childName="Y")
  public int[] b;
}

{
  a: ['foo','bar'],
  b: [123,456]
}

<object>
  <a>
    <string>foo</string>
    <string>bar</string>
  </a>
  <b>
    <number>123</number>
    <number>456</number>
  </b>
</object>

<object>
  <a>
    <X>foo</X>
    <X>bar</X>
  </a>
  <b>
    <Y>123</Y>
    <Y>456</Y>
  </b>
</object>

class MyBean {
  @Xml(childName="child")
  public int[] a;
}

{
  a: [123,456]
}

<object>
  <a>
    <number>123</number>
    <number>456</number>
  </a>
</object>

<object>
  <a>
    <child>123</child>
    <child>456</child>
  </a>
</object>