[XMLBEANS-362] XmlObject.changeType doesn't work when type inherits from imported xsd

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: Version 2.3
• Component/s: XmlObject
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Chris Schmidt
• Created: 22/Feb/08 19:16
• Updated: 22/Feb/08 19:19

Description

I have two xsds. One imports the other one and contains a type that inherits from a type within the imported file. XmlBeans properly generates a class that extends the base class. When I use XmlBeans to create a document, XmlBeans does not properly set the xsi:type. If I place the inherited type within the imported xsd, the generated XML properly contains the xsi:type attribute.

If the changeType() method is called when the type is in the same xsd, the proper type is returned. When called with a type that is in the second xsd that inherits the base type, XmlBeans is not able to change the schema type. Is this expected behavior, or a defect? Is there an XmlOption or other configuration that is required to get this to work?

If I create an XML document with the generated XmlBean classes with an element inherited from both xsds I get the following:

<Main xmlns="http://www.example.org/XsdTest" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<Base remoteProp="subProp" baseAttr="baseAttr" xmlns=""/> <!-- this element should have an xsi:type of RemoteType -->
<Base baseAttr="base" anotherAttr="another" xsi:type="xsd:LocalType" xmlns:xsd="http://www.example.org/XsdTest" xmlns=""/>
</Main>

Note that the second element uses the type that inherits from the original xsd. It has the xsi:type properly set. The first element is from the secondary xsd that imports the first. If I use the changeType() method on the first element, I get the original XmlBean object without any warnings what went wrong, even though I set the actual concrete class into the array.