error: package javax.xml.bind does not exist

Try these fixes if you run into issues with javax.xml.bind, which was deprecated and later removed from Java.

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Solution 1 => Switch to Java 8

Please install the latest JDK 8 from oracle for your OS - https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/javase-jdk8-downloads.html. If you have the latest Java (version 11/14) installed, you need to also install JDK 8 and use it to run the java code.

Switch to JDK 8 on Linux / macOS:

- Check current java version % java --version, if it is JDK 11/14 then install JDK 8

- Check all JDK versions installed % /usr/libexec/java_home -V

- Edit bash profile % nano ~/.bash_profile

export JAVA_HOME_8=$(/usr/libexec/java_home -v1.8)

export JAVA_HOME_11=$(/usr/libexec/java_home -v11)

export JAVA_HOME_14=$(/usr/libexec/java_home -v14)

# Java 8
export JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_HOME_8

# Java 11
# export JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_HOME_11

- Run this command to switch to JDK 8 - % source ~/.bash_profile

- Confirm it is JDK 8 % java -version

ref.: https://mkyong.com/java/how-to-install-java-on-mac-osx/


Switch to JDK 8 on Windows:

- Open the command prompt (cmd.exe) from Start Menu
- Check java version > "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_60\bin\java.exe" -version
- Compile using > "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_60\bin\javac.exe" FileName.java
- Run the compiled class file using > "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_60\bin\java.exe" FileName

ref.: https://mkyong.com/java/how-to-set-java_home-on-windows-10/

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Solution 2 => To make the JAXB APIs available at runtime for Java 9 /10, specify the following command-line option:

--add-modules javax.xml.bind

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Solution 3 => Java 11 and later

replace javax.xml.bind with jakarta.xml.bind