Using JAXB to unmarshal/marshal a List<String>
java, jaxb, rest
Solution
I used @LiorH's example and expanded it to:
@XmlRootElement(name="List")
public class JaxbList<T>{
protected List<T> list;
public JaxbList(){}
public JaxbList(List<T> list){
this.list=list;
}
@XmlElement(name="Item")
public List<T> getList(){
return list;
}
}
Note, that it uses generics so you can use it with other classes than String. Now, the application code is simply:
@GET
@Path("/test2")
public JaxbList test2(){
List list=new Vector();
list.add("a");
list.add("b");
return new JaxbList(list);
}
Why doesn't this simple class exist in the JAXB package? Anyone see anything like it elsewhere?
Problem
I'm trying to create a very simple REST server. I just have a test method that will return a List of Strings. Here's the code: ``` @GET @Path("/test2") public List test2(){ List list=new Vector(); list.add("a"); list.add("b"); return list; } ``` It gives the following error: ``` SEVERE: A message body writer for Java type, class java.util.Vector, and MIME media type, application/octet-stream, was not found ``` I was hoping JAXB had a default setting for simple types like String, Integer, etc. I guess not. Here's what I imagined: ``` <Strings> <String>a</String> <String>b</String> </Strings> ``` What's the easiest way to make this method work?