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## javax.xml.bind.annotation
Annotation Type XmlMixed

    @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
    @Target(value={FIELD,METHOD})
    public @interface XmlMixed

Annotate a JavaBean multi-valued property to support mixed content.

The usage is subject to the following constraints:

- can be used with @XmlElementRef, @XmlElementRefs or @XmlAnyElement

The following can be inserted into @XmlMixed annotated multi-valued property

- XML text information items are added as values of java.lang.String.
- Children element information items are added as instances of `JAXBElement` or instances with a class that is annotated with @XmlRootElement.
- Unknown content that is not be bound to a JAXB mapped class is inserted as `Element`. (Assumes property annotated with @XmlAnyElement)

Below is an example of binding and creation of mixed content.

      <!-- schema fragment having  mixed content -->
      <xs:complexType name="letterBody" mixed="true">
        <xs:sequence>
            <xs:element name="name" type="xs:string"/>
            <xs:element name="quantity" type="xs:positiveInteger"/>
            <xs:element name="productName" type="xs:string"/>
            <!-- etc. -->
        </xs:sequence>
      </xs:complexType>
      <xs:element name="letterBody" type="letterBody"/>

     // Schema-derived Java code:
     // (Only annotations relevant to mixed content are shown below,
     //  others are ommitted.)
     import java.math.BigInteger;
     public class ObjectFactory {
            // element instance factories
            JAXBElement<LetterBody> createLetterBody(LetterBody value);
            JAXBElement<String>     createLetterBodyName(String value);
            JAXBElement<BigInteger> createLetterBodyQuantity(BigInteger value);
            JAXBElement<String>     createLetterBodyProductName(String value);
          // type instance factory
            LetterBody> createLetterBody();
     }

     public class LetterBody {
            // Mixed content can contain instances of Element classes
            // Name, Quantity and ProductName. Text data is represented as
            // java.util.String for text.
            @XmlMixed
            @XmlElementRefs({
                    @XmlElementRef(name="productName", type=JAXBElement.class),
                    @XmlElementRef(name="quantity", type=JAXBElement.class),
                    @XmlElementRef(name="name", type=JAXBElement.class)})
            List getContent(){...}
     }

The following is an XML instance document with mixed content

     <letterBody>
     Dear Mr.<name>Robert Smith</name>
     Your order of <quantity>1</quantity> <productName>Baby
     Monitor</productName> shipped from our warehouse. ....
     </letterBody>

that can be constructed using following JAXB API calls.

     LetterBody lb = ObjectFactory.createLetterBody();
     JAXBElement<LetterBody> lbe = ObjectFactory.createLetterBody(lb);
     List gcl = lb.getContent();  //add mixed content to general content property.
     gcl.add("Dear Mr.");  // add text information item as a String.

     // add child element information item
     gcl.add(ObjectFactory.createLetterBodyName("Robert Smith"));
     gcl.add("Your order of "); // add text information item as a String

     // add children element information items
     gcl.add(ObjectFactory.
                            createLetterBodyQuantity(new BigInteger("1")));
     gcl.add(ObjectFactory.createLetterBodyProductName("Baby Monitor"));
     gcl.add("shipped from our warehouse");  // add text information item

See "Package Specification" in javax.xml.bind.package javadoc for additional common information.

Since:
  JAXB2.0

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