# SchemaGen Ant Task

## `schemagen` Task Overview

The `jaxb-xjc.jar` file contains the `SchemaGenTask.class` file, which allows the schema generator to be invoked from the Ant build tool. To use `SchemaGenTask`, include the following statement in your `build.xml` file:

    <taskdef name="schemagen"
             classname="com.sun.tools.jxc.SchemaGenTask">
        <classpath>
            <fileset dir="path/to/jaxb/lib" includes="*.jar"/>
        </classpath>
    </taskdef>

This maps `SchemaGenTask` to an Ant task named `schemagen`. For detailed examples of using this task, refer to the `build.xml` files used by the java to schema .

## `schemagen` Task Attributes

### Environment Variables

- ANT_OPTS - command-line arguments that should be passed to the JVM. For example, you can define system properties or set the maximum Java heap size here.

### Parameter Attributes

`schemagen` supports most of the attributes defined by the javac task, plus the following parameter attributes.

Attribute | Description | Required
--- | --- | ---
`destdir` | Base directory to place the generated schema files | No
`classpath` | Works just like the nested <classpath> element | No
`episode` | If specified, generate an episode file in the specified name. For more about the episode file, see . | No

### Nested Elements

`xjc` supports all the nested elements defined by the javac task, the following nested element parameters.

#### `schema`

Control the file name of the generated schema. This element takes a mandatory `namespace` attribute and a mandaotry `file` attribute. When this element is present, the schema document generated for the specified namespace will be placed in the specified file name.

The file name is interpreted as relative to the destdir attribute. In the absence of the destdir attribute, file names are relative to the project base directory. This element can be specified multiple times.

#### `classpath`

A path-like structure that represents the classpath. If your Java sources/classes depend on other libraries, they need to be available in the classpath.

## `schemagen` Examples

Generate schema files from source files in the `src` dir and place them in the `build/schemas` directory.

    <schemagen srcdir="src" destdir="build/schemas">

Compile a portion of the source tree.

    <schemagen destdir="build/schemas">
        <src path="src"/>
        <exclude name="Main.java"/>
    </schemagen>

Set schema file names.

    <schemagen srcdir="src" destdir="build/schemas">
        <schema namespace="http://myschema.acme.org/common"
                file="myschema-common.xsd"/>
        <schema namespace="http://myschema.acme.org/onion"
                file="myschema-onion.xsd"/>
    </schemagen>