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Optional Namespace parsing XML via JAXB

In my application user uploads several XMLs. Few XMLs that are uploaded do not contain a namespace tag and others contain it. I want to be able to support upload for both. JAXB is giving exception on former.
I want to able able to make namespace as optional ie support both files.
XML that is working
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
<ns2:transforms xmlns:ns2="http://www.mynamesapace.com/xmlbeans/connectorconfig">
XML that is failing
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
<transforms>
Here is how I am unmarshalling the XML
JAXBContext jaxbContext = JAXBContext.newInstance(Transforms.class);
Unmarshaller jaxbUnmarshaller = jaxbContext.createUnmarshaller();
transforms = (Transforms) jaxbUnmarshaller.unmarshal(file);
This is my pojo
#XmlRootElement(name = "transforms", namespace =
"http://www.mynamesapace.com/xmlbeans/connectorconfig")
public class Transforms implements ConfigDiffable<Transforms,
ChangedTransforms> {
.....
Update :
If I remove
namespace =
"http://www.mynamesapace.com/xmlbeans/connectorconfig"
XML without namespace start working

Create a class:
class XMLReaderWithoutNamespace extends StreamReaderDelegate {
public XMLReaderWithoutNamespace(XMLStreamReader reader) {
super(reader);
}
#Override
public String getAttributeNamespace(int arg0) {
return "";
}
#Override
public String getNamespaceURI() {
return "";
}
}
Change your unmarshalling to:
JAXBContext jaxbContext = JAXBContext.newInstance(Transforms.class);
Unmarshaller jaxbUnmarshaller = jaxbContext.createUnmarshaller();
InputStream is = new FileInputStream(file);
XMLStreamReader xsr = XMLInputFactory.newFactory().createXMLStreamReader(is);
XMLReaderWithoutNamespace xr = new XMLReaderWithoutNamespace(xsr);
transforms = (Transforms) jaxbUnmarshaller.unmarshal(xr);
I had no namespace defined in the pojo when I tested this.
Solution taken from this answer.

Java Unmarshalling issue (jaxb) [duplicate]

I am using JAXB to parse xml elements from the SOAP response. I have defined POJO classes for the xml elements. I have tested pojo classes without namespace and prefix its working fine .Though when i am trying to parse with namespaces and prefix facing the following exception.Requirement is to parse the input from SOAPMessage Object
javax.xml.bind.UnmarshalException: unexpected element (uri:"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/", local:"Envelope"). Expected elements are <{}Envelope>
Tried to fix by creating #XMLSchema for the package in package-info.java and located this file in package folder.Can any one guide me to move forward?
Referred this posts but didn help me .
EDITED :XMLSchema
#javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlSchema (
xmlns = { #javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlNs(prefix = "env",
namespaceURI="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"),
#javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlNs(prefix="ns3", namespaceURI="http://www.xxxx.com/ncp/oomr/dto/")
}
)
package com.one.two;
Thanks in advance

This can be done without modifying the generated JAXB code using standard SOAPMessage class. I wrote about this here and here
It's a little fiddly but works correctly.
Marshalling
Farm farm = new Farm();
farm.getHorse().add(new Horse());
farm.getHorse().get(0).setName("glue factory");
farm.getHorse().get(0).setHeight(BigInteger.valueOf(123));
Document document = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance().newDocumentBuilder().newDocument();
Marshaller marshaller = JAXBContext.newInstance(Farm.class).createMarshaller();
marshaller.marshal(farm, document);
SOAPMessage soapMessage = MessageFactory.newInstance().createMessage();
soapMessage.getSOAPBody().addDocument(document);
ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
soapMessage.writeTo(outputStream);
String output = new String(outputStream.toByteArray());
Unmarshalling
String example =
"<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv=\"http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/\"><soapenv:Header /><soapenv:Body><ns2:farm xmlns:ns2=\"http://adamish.com/example/farm\"><horse height=\"123\" name=\"glue factory\"/></ns2:farm></soapenv:Body></soapenv:Envelope>";
SOAPMessage message = MessageFactory.newInstance().createMessage(null,
new ByteArrayInputStream(example.getBytes()));
Unmarshaller unmarshaller = JAXBContext.newInstance(Farm.class).createUnmarshaller();
Farm farm = (Farm)unmarshaller.unmarshal(message.getSOAPBody().extractContentAsDocument());

Here is how you can handle your use cae:
If You Need to Map the Envelope Element
package-info
Typically you would use the #XmlSchema as follows. Using the namespace and elementFormDefault properties like I've done means that all data mapped to XML elements unless otherwise mapped will belong to the http://www.xxxx.com/ncp/oomr/dto/ namespace. The information specified in xmlns is for XML schema generation altough some JAXB implementations use this to determine the preferred prefix for a namespace when marshalling (see: http://blog.bdoughan.com/2011/11/jaxb-and-namespace-prefixes.html).
#XmlSchema (
namespace="http://www.xxxx.com/ncp/oomr/dto/",
elementFormDefault=XmlNsForm.QUALIFIED,
xmlns = {
#XmlNs(prefix = "env", namespaceURI="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"),
#XmlNs(prefix="whatever", namespaceURI="http://www.xxxx.com/ncp/oomr/dto/")
}
)
package com.one.two;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.*;
Envelope
If within the com.one.two you need to map to elements from a namespace other than http://www.xxxx.com/ncp/oomr/dto/ then you need to specify it in the #XmlRootElement and #XmlElement annotations.
package com.one.two;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.*;
#XmlRootElement(name="Envelope", namespace="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/")
#XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
public class Envelope {
#XmlElement(name="Body", namespace="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/")
private Body body;
}
For More Information
http://blog.bdoughan.com/2010/08/jaxb-namespaces.html
If You Just Want to Map the Body
You can use a StAX parser to parse the message and advance to the payload portion and unmarshal from there:
import javax.xml.bind.*;
import javax.xml.stream.*;
import javax.xml.transform.stream.StreamSource;
public class UnmarshalDemo {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
XMLInputFactory xif = XMLInputFactory.newFactory();
StreamSource xml = new StreamSource("src/blog/stax/middle/input.xml");
XMLStreamReader xsr = xif.createXMLStreamReader(xml);
xsr.nextTag();
while(!xsr.getLocalName().equals("return")) {
xsr.nextTag();
}
JAXBContext jc = JAXBContext.newInstance(Customer.class);
Unmarshaller unmarshaller = jc.createUnmarshaller();
JAXBElement<Customer> jb = unmarshaller.unmarshal(xsr, Customer.class);
xsr.close();
}
}
For More Information
http://blog.bdoughan.com/2012/08/handle-middle-of-xml-document-with-jaxb.html

Just wanted to add onto the existing answers -- while unmarshalling if the XML document is not namespace aware you might receive an error: javax.xml.bind.UnmarshalException: unexpected element (uri:"http://some.url";, local:"someOperation")
If this is the case you can simply use a different method on the unmarshaller:
Unmarshaller unmarshaller = JAXBContext.newInstance(YourObject.class).createUnmarshaller();
JAXBElement<YourObject> element = unmarshaller.unmarshal(message.getSOAPBody().extractContentAsDocument(), YourObject.class);
YourObject yo = element.getValue();

How to get the node value in the ValidationEventHandler of JAXB while unmarshalling?

How can I get the node details in the ValidationEventHandler in JAXB when an exception occurs while Unmarshalling?
My code:
JAXBContext jaxbContext = JAXBContext.newInstance("com.piyush");
SchemaFactory factory = SchemaFactory.newInstance(XMLConstants.W3C_XML_SCHEMA_NS_URI);
Schema schema = factory.newSchema(new StreamSource(new File("D:/liferay-develop/workspace/cat_test/v1/STD_MP.xsd")));
Unmarshaller jaxbUnmarshaller = jaxbContext.createUnmarshaller();
jaxbUnmarshaller.setSchema(schema);
ValidationEventCollector validationCollector= new ValidationEventCollector();
jaxbUnmarshaller.setEventHandler( validationCollector );
STDMP ts = (STDMP)jaxbUnmarshaller.unmarshal(xml_gkuzu);
if(validationCollector.hasEvents())
{
for(ValidationEvent event:validationCollector.getEvents())
{
String msg = event.getMessage();
System.out.println(msg);
// How to get the node details here ? I'm getting null value for node.
}

JAXB Unmarshalling of bad XML does not throw exception

I'm trying to unmarshal an XML string that does not match the JAXB class. I expected this to throw an exception, but instead, a new JAXB object is returned.
xmlStr (Input XML)
<urn1:RgBad
xmlns:urn1="urn:none">
</urn1:RgBad>
Correct XML
<urn:Rg
xmlns:urn="urn:test"
Code
(clazz = Rg.class)
JAXBContext jaxbContext = JAXBContext.newInstance(clazz);
Unmarshaller unmarshaller = jaxbContext.createUnmarshaller();
StreamSource source = new StreamSource(new StringReader(xmlStr));
//Returns an actual Rg object, even though the source root element and namespace are different.
(unmarshaller.unmarshal(source, clazz)).getValue();

You can try to add your schema to verify your xml file when using JAXB
try {
SchemaFactory sf = SchemaFactory.newInstance(XMLConstants.W3C_XML_SCHEMA_NS_URI);
Schema schema = sf.newSchema(new File( "yourSchema.xsd" ));
JAXBContext jc = JAXBContext.newInstance(clazz.getPackage().getName());
Unmarshaller u = jc.createUnmarshaller();
u.setSchema(schema);
u.setEventHandler(ehdler);
obj = u.unmarshal(xml);
} catch (JAXBException e) {
} finally {
}

Timestamp tag empty in XML - Java Marshaller

I am not very familiar with Marshaller but I gave a try in a project and the XML was generated fine. But when I apply the XML validation (with the .xsd file) it shows an Error saying that <Timestamp> is empty. I debugged the application and I see that inside my Bean the Timestamp is not empty but when the Marshaller generates the XML it is really empty. In the other hand, other attributes which uses XMLGregorianCalendar are present in the XML. I don't know what is happening.
This is the XML generator function:
public void generateXMLReportFile(String fileOutputDirectory,
String xmlOutputFileName,
CRSOECD crsOECD)
throws JAXBException, FileNotFoundException, IOException
{
String encoding = "UTF-8";
// Schema location to write to generated XML file.
String schemaLocation = "urn:oecd:ties:crs:v1 CrsXML_v1.0.xsd";
// Generate The Report:
JAXBContext context = JAXBContext.newInstance(CRSOECD.class);
StringWriter xml = new StringWriter();
Marshaller marshaller = context.createMarshaller();
marshaller.setProperty(Marshaller.JAXB_FORMATTED_OUTPUT, Boolean.TRUE);
marshaller.setProperty(Marshaller.JAXB_ENCODING, encoding);
marshaller.setProperty(Marshaller.JAXB_SCHEMA_LOCATION, schemaLocation);
marshaller.marshal(crsOECD, xml);
try (OutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(fileOutputDirectory + xmlOutputFileName)) {
byte[] bytes = xml.toString().getBytes(encoding);
out.write(bytes, 0, bytes.length);
log.info("XML generated.");
}
}
If I debug, I see that the element which is empty in the XML is not empty in the Bean crsOECD.

Guys I just found the answer. The problem was that my element was tagged like this:
#XmlElement(name = "Timestamp", required = true)
#XmlSchemaType(name = "dateTime")
And I was passing only a Date with no Time.