Index: org/exolab/castor/xml/schema/ElementDecl.java
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--- org/exolab/castor/xml/schema/ElementDecl.java	(Revision 6342)
+++ org/exolab/castor/xml/schema/ElementDecl.java	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -662,6 +662,7 @@
         }
         _parent = parent;
     } //-- setParent
+    
     /**
      * Sets the reference for this element definition
      * @param reference the Element definition that this definition references
Index: org/exolab/castor/builder/MemberFactory.java
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--- org/exolab/castor/builder/MemberFactory.java	(Revision 6342)
+++ org/exolab/castor/builder/MemberFactory.java	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -296,6 +296,9 @@
                     temp.setView(xmlType);
                     ClassInfo typeInfo = resolver.resolve(xmlType);
                     if (typeInfo != null) {
+                        // if we have not processed the <complexType> referenced by the ClassInfo yet,
+                        // this will return null
+                        // TODO: find a way to resolve an unprocessed <complexType> !
                         xsType = typeInfo.getSchemaType();
                     } else {
                         String className = temp.getQualifiedName();
@@ -332,7 +335,8 @@
 
         //--is the XSType found?
         if (xsType == null) {
-            String className = component.getQualifiedName();
+            String className;
+            className = component.getQualifiedName();
             JClass jClass = new JClass(className);
             xsType = new XSClass(jClass);
             if (xmlType != null && xmlType.isComplexType()) {
Index: org/exolab/castor/builder/binding/XMLBindingComponent.java
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--- org/exolab/castor/builder/binding/XMLBindingComponent.java	(Revision 6342)
+++ org/exolab/castor/builder/binding/XMLBindingComponent.java	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -710,6 +710,17 @@
                         result = getJavaClassName();
                         setView(temp);
                         temp = null;
+                    } else if (_config.mappingSchemaType2Java()) {
+                        // deal with (global) element declarations in type mode,
+                        // where no Java class will be generated per definition;
+                        // in this case, the class name to be used should be taken from the 
+                        // underlying (complex) type
+                        XMLType xmlType = element.getType();
+                        if (xmlType != null && xmlType.isComplexType()) {
+                            ComplexType complexType = (ComplexType) xmlType;
+                            setView(complexType);
+                            result = getJavaClassName();
+                        }
                     }
                     element = null;
                 }
@@ -729,6 +740,7 @@
                             throw new IllegalStateException(err);
                         }
                     }
+                    
                     if (_prefix != null) {
                         result = _prefix + result;
                     }