XML JAXB Binding issue

Question

Hi All
Im using Webservices in which i need to Bind my XML to Java objects and reverse. Im trying to use JAXB (1.0) Ref Imp from SUN as binding framework. The problem which im facing is that for elements like:
<xs:element name="inputRequests">
<xs:complexType>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element maxOccurs="unbounded" name="inputData" type="data" />
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:element>
JAXB genetrates:
1. InputRequest - Interface
2. InputRequestImpl - Class
3. InputRequestType - Interface
4. InputRequestTypeImpl - Class
in InputRequestType it has generated a getter method
public java.util.List getInputData();
but no setter method for 'inputData'.
Can any one help on that how we can set a sequence element in JAXB classes. I even used JAXB 2.0, but faced same issue...
No Setter for a LIST :-(((

Answer 1

That method, getInputData() is returning a reference to a List Object that is already instantiated. Once you retrieve the reference, you can invoke all the methods in the List interface, but if there is a way to reassign the reference to refer to a different list, I'm not aware of one.
I believe that limitation is necessary my the nature of JAXB. A JAXB Object, in your case a List, is guaranteed to be marshaled and unmarshaled to XML, if you redefine the reference to some arbitrary List, how could JAXB guarantee its functionality?
I may be way off base here, I'm no JAXB expert by any means.
Rather than redefining the reference to a different List, you have to manipulate the List
...getInputData().clear();
...getInputData().addAll(myRequestList);Right?