How to set a default value when a field is null in jibx binding?

Question

I would like to set a default constant value to a particular value node in JiBX when the corresponding field value is null. Is this possible and if so, how?

Answer 1

You can use the element 'default' ... for example:

<value name="YourElementName" field="fieldName" default="default-value" usage="optional" />

This is only allowed for 'optional' elements.

See the description here: http://jibx.sourceforge.net/details/binding-attributes.html#string