If you want to get right to it with your own XML schema and instance, follow these basic steps:

1. Install XMLBeans.
2. Compile your schema. Use scomp to compile the schema, generating and jarring Java types. For example, to create a employeeschema.jar from an employeesschema.xsd file: scomp -out employeeschema.jar employeeschema.xsd
3. Write code. With the generated JAR on your classpath, write code to bind an XML instance to the Java types representing your schema. Here's an example that would use types generated from an employees schema: File xmlFile = new File("c:\employees.xml"); // Bind the instance to the generated XMLBeans types. EmployeesDocument empDoc = EmployeesDocument.Factory.parse(xmlFile); // Get and print pieces of the XML instance. Employees emps = empDoc.getEmployees(); Employee[] empArray = emps.getEmployeeArray(); for (int i = 0; i < empArray.length; i++) { System.out.println(empArray[i]); }

Read our tutorial to get a sense of XMLBeans basics.

On our documentation page, you'll find links to several topics that describe XMLBeans features and how to use them. You'll also find links to Javadoc reference on the XMLBeans API.

You can also check out the FAQ, which is updated with new answers as they're needed.

Don't forget the XMLBeans Wiki, which collects lots of valuable information.

Many of the XMLBeans features are illustrated in our samples.