If I modify the schema to private static final String XSD = | "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>" + | "<xsd:schema xmlns:xsd='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema'" + | " targetNamespace='http://www.jboss.org/test/xml/simpleContent'" + | " xmlns='http://www.jboss.org/test/xml/simpleContent'" + | " elementFormDefault='qualified'" + | " attributeFormDefault='unqualified'" + | " version='1.0'>" + | " <xsd:element name='top'>" + | " <xsd:complexType>" + | " <xsd:sequence>" + | " <xsd:element name='string' type='xsd:string' minOccurs='0' maxOccurs='1'/>" + | " </xsd:sequence>" + | " </xsd:complexType>" + | " </xsd:element>" + | "</xsd:schema>"; and the class to public static class Top | { | public String string; | } and remove that interceptor then the top.string == ''. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4052474#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...