[[xmlBeans-dataformat]]
= XML Beans DataFormat (deprecated)
:page-source: components/camel-xmlbeans/src/main/docs/xmlBeans-dataformat.adoc

*Available as of Camel version 1.2*


XmlBeans is a Data Format which uses the
http://xmlbeans.apache.org/[XmlBeans library] to unmarshal an XML
payload into Java objects or to marshal Java objects into an XML
payload.

[source,java]
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from("activemq:My.Queue").
  unmarshal().xmlBeans().
  to("mqseries:Another.Queue");
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== Options

// dataformat options: START
The XML Beans dataformat supports 2 options, which are listed below.



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|===
| Name | Default | Java Type | Description
| prettyPrint | false | Boolean | To enable pretty printing output nicely formatted. Is by default false.
| contentTypeHeader | false | Boolean | Whether the data format should set the Content-Type header with the type from the data format if the data format is capable of doing so. For example application/xml for data formats marshalling to XML, or application/json for data formats marshalling to JSon etc.
|===
// dataformat options: END
// spring-boot-auto-configure options: START
== Spring Boot Auto-Configuration

When using Spring Boot make sure to use the following Maven dependency to have support for auto configuration:

[source,xml]
----
<dependency>
  <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
  <artifactId>camel-xmlbeans-starter</artifactId>
  <version>x.x.x</version>
  <!-- use the same version as your Camel core version -->
</dependency>
----


The component supports 3 options, which are listed below.



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|===
| Name | Description | Default | Type
| *camel.dataformat.xmlbeans.content-type-header* | Whether the data format should set the Content-Type header with the type from the data format if the data format is capable of doing so. For example application/xml for data formats marshalling to XML, or application/json for data formats marshalling to JSon etc. | false | Boolean
| *camel.dataformat.xmlbeans.enabled* | Enable xmlbeans dataformat | true | Boolean
| *camel.dataformat.xmlbeans.pretty-print* | To enable pretty printing output nicely formatted. Is by default false. | false | Boolean
|===
// spring-boot-auto-configure options: END

== Dependencies

To use XmlBeans in your camel routes you need to add the dependency on
*camel-xmlbeans* which implements this data format.

If you use maven you could just add the following to your pom.xml,
substituting the version number for the latest & greatest release (see
the download page for the latest versions).

[source,xml]
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<dependency>
  <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
  <artifactId>camel-xmlbeans</artifactId>
  <version>x.x.x</version>
  <!-- use the same version as your Camel core version -->
</dependency>
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