Would it be accurate to say that JAXB is to XML as Hibernate is to a database schema?

Question

If I want an ORM that helps me to develop a "database agnostic" application, then Hibernate would be a good fit, but if I need to map entities or objects to nodes in an XML file, then JAXB would be the right type of technology... would that be a correct assessment?

Answer 1

Yes, JAXB is intended for binding Java objects to XML and vice-versa. It is not an exact analogy, imo, but I think I see what you are getting at. :)

Answer 2

More accurately, JAXB is to XML as JPA is to a database schema.

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