import javax.xml.bind.JAXBContext; import javax.xml.bind.JAXBException; import javax.xml.bind.Marshaller; import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) throws JAXBException { MyPerson p = new MyPerson(); p.first = "l"; p.last = "h"; JAXBContext context = JAXBContext.newInstance(MyPerson.class); Marshaller marshaller = context.createMarshaller(); marshaller.setProperty(Marshaller.JAXB_FORMATTED_OUTPUT, true); marshaller.marshal(p, System.out); } } @XmlRootElement(name = "person", namespace = "http://www.example.com/myperson") class MyPerson { String first; String last; public String getFirst() { return first; } public void setFirst(String first) { this.first = first; } public String getLast() { return last; } public void setLast(String last) { this.last = last; } }