LegStar Coxbgen is a Java source code generator based on Data mapping XML Schemas such as the ones produced by COBOL Structures Mapping Generator or Complex Types Mapping Generator.
Coxbgen includes an XML Schema to Java binding utility built with Sun's JAXB (More precisely as a JAXB XJC plugin). Coxbgen produces JAXB Classes with COBOL annotations. These classes are not different from regular JAXB Classes apart from additional Java annotations providing mapping meta-data between Java types and COBOL types.
An important class is CobolElement which is a java annotation that represent the mapping between a Java property and a Cobol data element.
Coxbgen also produces runtime binding classes which provide fast conversion of COBOL mainframe data streams to Java instances and vice-versa. These binding classes do not use reflection at runtime which provides substantial performance gains.
At runtime, Coxbgen provides low-level conversions for simple types such as strings, Cobol packed decimals, Cobol zoned decimals, simple arrays, etc.
For instructions on how to install and use this generator follow this link.
For answers to common questions about LegStar Coxbgen, see the FAQ.
