"alesj" wrote : "adrian(a)jboss.org" wrote : | | Would mean that "one" in the xml gets translated to the ONE enum value. | And where does that '1' get used? | OK, no need to answer, I'll use 'Suck it and see' principle. ;-) It doesn't. The "1" gets used if you do this: | @XmlEnum(Integer.class) | public enum Numbers | { | ONE(1) | } | i.e. a "1" in the xml maps to the ONE enum value. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4137370#... Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&a...