Java 11 Package Javax. Xml. Bind Does Not Exist [Duplicate]

Question

I'm trying to deserialize XML data into a Java content tree using JAXB, validating the XML data as it is unmarshalled:

try {
  JAXBContext context = JAXBContext.newInstance("com.acme.foo");
  Unmarshaller unmarshaller = context.createUnmarshaller();
  unmarshaller.setSchema(schema);
  FooObject fooObj = (FooObject) unmarshaller.unmarshal(new File("foo.xml"));
} catch (UnmarshalException ex) {
  ex.printStackTrace();
} catch (JAXBException ex) {
  ex.printStackTrace();
}

When I build the project with Java 8 it's fine, but building it with Java 11 fails with a compilation error:

package javax.xml.bind does not exist

How do I fix the issue?

Accepted Answer

According to the release-notes, Java 11 removed the Java EE modules:

java.xml.bind (JAXB) - REMOVED

Java 8 - OK
Java 9 - DEPRECATED
Java 10 - DEPRECATED
Java 11 - REMOVED

See JEP 320 for more info.

You can fix the issue by using alternate versions of the Java EE technologies. Simply add Maven dependencies that contain the classes you need:

<dependency>
  <groupId>javax.xml.bind</groupId>
  <artifactId>jaxb-api</artifactId>
  <version>2.3.0</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
  <groupId>com.sun.xml.bind</groupId>
  <artifactId>jaxb-core</artifactId>
  <version>2.3.0</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
  <groupId>com.sun.xml.bind</groupId>
  <artifactId>jaxb-impl</artifactId>
  <version>2.3.0</version>
</dependency>

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Jakarta EE 8 update (Mar 2020)

Instead of using old JAXB modules you can fix the issue by using Jakarta XML Binding from Jakarta EE 8:

<dependency>
  <groupId>jakarta.xml.bind</groupId>
  <artifactId>jakarta.xml.bind-api</artifactId>
  <version>2.3.3</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
  <groupId>com.sun.xml.bind</groupId>
  <artifactId>jaxb-impl</artifactId>
  <version>2.3.3</version>
  <scope>runtime</scope>
</dependency>

Java 11 Package Javax. Xml. Bind Does Not Exist [Duplicate]

1 Answer

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Jakarta EE 8 update (Mar 2020)

James H. Sterling