How to create a jar file from xsd

Question

How to create a jar file containing class files generated from a given xsd file?
Do we need to create all the java files from xsd and then need to compile and create a jar?
Or, other solutions are there.

Can anyone please explain the process?

Answer 1

You can use the following steps if you are not using mavne to generate jar-

1. Copy your xsd to a folder.- eg Test.xsd

2. From the command prompt go to the folder and use the command-

   xjc Test.xsd

or u can use xjc -p --package name--

xjc -p test Test.xsd

This will create all your java files from the xsd, in a folder called generated(default) or test inside your working folder.

1. From the command prompt use -

   javac generated/*

   This will create classes files of all the java files generated.

2. Lastly, from the command prompt, use

   jar cvf test.jar generated/*

   This will create the jar with all the classes.