Java tutorial
import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; import javax.xml.bind.JAXBContext; import javax.xml.bind.JAXBException; import javax.xml.bind.Marshaller; import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType; import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType; import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement; import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) throws JAXBException { JAXBContext context = JAXBContext.newInstance(PayTypeList.class); Marshaller m = context.createMarshaller(); m.setProperty(Marshaller.JAXB_FORMATTED_OUTPUT, true); PayTypeList paymentType = new PayTypeList(); List<String> paymentTypes = new ArrayList<String>(); paymentTypes.add("one"); paymentTypes.add("two"); paymentTypes.add("three"); paymentType.setPayType(paymentTypes); m.marshal(paymentType, System.out); } @XmlRootElement(name = "payTypeList") @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD) public static class PayTypeList { @XmlElement private List<String> payType; public List<String> getPayType() { return payType; } public void setPayType(List<String> payType) { this.payType = payType; } } }