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The value element defines a simple value, one that is bound to
either an attribute or a simple element (one with no attributes or child
elements). This always makes use of a format definition. If no format is
explicitly named in the value definition the default format for the property
type is used (see Conversions for information
on default formats.
The value element supports four unique attributes along with several
common attribute groups, listed below.
| constant |
This optional attribute is used to define a constant value. If present,
none of the attributes from the string group and only the usage
attribute from the property group can be present, the format
attribute is not allowed, and the only ident value allowed is
"none". If the value is defined as required it must be present and
match the constant on input; if optional, it is checked for on input and if
found must match the constant. The constant value is always included in the
output when marshalling. |
| format |
If present, this gives the name of the format to be used for converting
the property value to and from text. The named format must be defined in an enclosing
context to the value element. As of JiBX 1.1, the
value of this attribute is interpreted as namespace qualified. |
| ident |
This optional attribute is used to designate a property value as an
identifier type. Possible values are "none" (not an identifier type,
the default if this attribute is not used), "def" (value is a unique
identifier for the containing object), and "ref" (value is an object
with an identifier property and the identifier property of the object is used in
the XML representation rather than the actual object). Only one property with
ident="def" is allowed for a mapping; if one is present the
property must be a String, and must be defined directly as a child of the
mapping element; it is not allowed as a child of a structure
element.
Values with ident value "ref" cannot be used directly as
children of a collection; they can be used if there is a wrapper object
for the referenced object, as defined by a structure element with an
object type defined. References contained directly in a collection can be
handled by using custom marshaller/unmarshallers - see the JiBX extras description for a base custom
marshaller/unmarshaller you can extend for this
purpose, along with another custom marshaller/unmarshaller you can extend to
include the full representation of an object only at the point of first use
(with a reference if the same object is later used again).
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| style |
A style attribute present on the value element determines
the type of XML component used to represent the value. The allowed values are
"attribute", "element", "text", and "cdata".
The last two choices are subject to some restrictions. They cannot be used directly
within a collection definition (in other words, for value
elements that have a collection element as their parent), and also
cannot be used for direct children of an unordered mapping or
structure. Even within an ordered mapping or
structure, multiple value elements using these choices must be
separated by a required value using the "element" choice.
The default handling for this attribute is also special. If it isn't specified,
it defaults to the value set by the innermost containing element with a
value-style attribute, which will always be either the "attribute"
or "element" choice. See the style attribute group description
for details of this type of usage. |
| name |
Attributes from the name group supply the element or attribute name for
this value. At least the name attribute is required if the XML component
type used for this value is an attribute or element, and forbidden otherwise.
See the name attribute group description
for usage details. |
| property |
Attributes from the property group define a property value, including how
it is accessed and whether it is optional or required. A property value is
required for value elements unless they're contained within
a collection element. In this case the value is always an item from
the collection, so the only attributes from this group allowed are the
"usage" and "type" attributes. See the property attribute group description
for usage details. |
| string |
Attributes from the string group set the conversion handling of this value. See the string attribute group description
for usage details. |
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