@XMLMixed tag behaved differently in JDK 1.6 as compared to JDK 1.5. It results in ClassCastException. Reason and possible solutions discussed in detail.

Annotation is not a new feature getting introduced in Java 5, but in this release Java is trying to explore the power of this feature. If we look at the open source product stack adapting to Java 5, then this is the feature what has changed most of the products considerably. It has begun a new era of decorative programming. In this article, it is assumed that you already have knowledge of Java, and can appreciate this article focusing on the concept of annotations, use of annotations etc.
Annotations Prior to …

Java 5 has introduced many new features to take this platform to a new level with 15 component JSRs and around 100 other updates. These changes definitely bring considerable shift in usage of this technology. Java intends to address following important concerns through this ‘Tiger’ release.

Ease of Development
Scalability and Performance
Monitoring and Manageability
Desktop Client Development

These modifications span in most of the areas of Java, but if these are grouped logically, then there can be following important categories to study. This tutorial aims to explain these features in …