xml - Generate Java classes with JAXB from a DTD file - how can I modify the DTD?

Question

I want to generate Java classes from a dtd file using JAXB.

The dtd looks like this:

<!--Contents-->
    <!ELEMENT persons (header, content) >
    <!ELEMENT groups (header, content) >

<!--Header-->
    <!ELEMENT header (version) >
    <!ELEMENT version(#PCDATA) >

<!--Content-->
    <!ELEMENT content(person, group)* >

<!--Person-->
    <!ELEMENT person(p_id, p_name) >
    <!ELEMENT p_id (#PCDATA) >
    <!ELEMENT p_name (#PCDATA) >    

<!--Group-->
    <!ELEMENT group(g_id) >
    <!ELEMENT g_id(#PCDATA) >

When generating the classes with JAXB I get the following ones:

• ObjectFactory
• Content
• Person
• Persons
• Group
• Groups

In the Content class the method to retreive all the persons and groups is

public List<Object> getPersonOrGroup() {
    if (personOrGroup == null) {
        personOrGroup = new ArrayList<Object>();
    }
    return this.personOrGroup;
}

Is there anything I can change in the dtd file so the generation of Java classes will make the persons and groups separated in the Content java class, so to retreive all persons and groups would be to make a call to Content.getPersons() and Content.getGroups() respectivly?

Answer 1

xjc -dtd -d generatedsrc -p com.examples log4j.dtd

will generate the classes in directory generatedsrc and the package used will be com.examples.

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