Inner Text and child elements

Question

I would like to deserialize XML like the following using JAXB in Java:

Answer 1

This is called "mixed-mode content", and it's generally a pain in the ass to process.

The key in JAXB is to use the @XmlMixed annotation - see javadoc.

Try something like this:

@XmlRootElement(name = "container") 
static class Container {
    @XmlMixed 
    @XmlElementRefs({
            @XmlElementRef(name="foo", type=Foo.class)
    })
    List<?> content;

    // ... plus the usual getters/setters
}

The content list should contain a sequence of Foo objects and Strings.