boolean nillable = false; // default value
QName name = elem.getElementName();
Namespace n = getNamespace(name.getNamespaceURI());
ElementInfo ei;
if (elem.getScope() != null) { // (probably) never happens
ei = this.types.getElementInfo(elem.getScope().getClazz(), name);
} else {
ei = this.types.getElementInfo(null, name);
}
XmlElement xmlElem = ei.getProperty().readAnnotation(XmlElement.class);
if (xmlElem == null) {
nillable = false;
} else {
nillable = xmlElem.nillable();