The Eclipse documentation for generating JAXB classes is incomplete

Troubleshooting

Problem

Attempts to generate JAXB classes using the class generation wizard in IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software (RAD) 8.x results in the error "NoClassDefFoundError: com.sun.tools.xjc.xjcfacade" when you right-click on {SomeSchema}.xsd > Generate > JAXB Classes.

Symptom

The full error message is as follows:

//-- JVM Launcher (X) could not find main class: com.sun.tools.xjc.XJCFacade. Program will exit. //--

Console reports:

.. ... NoClassDefFoundError: com.sun.tools.xjc.XCJFacade caused by ... java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.sun.tools.xjc.XCJFacade ..

Additional errors seen:
The classpath for this project does not appear to contain the necessary libraries to proceed with class generation. Please ensure that a JAXB implementation is available on the classpath.

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Document Information

More support for:
Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software

Software version:
8.0, 8.0.1, 8.0.2, 8.0.3, 8.0.4, 8.0.4.1, 8.0.4.2, 8.5, 8.5.1, 8.5.5, 9.0

Operating system(s):
Linux, Windows

Document number:
482381

Modified date:
16 June 2018

UID

swg21615629

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