Change to fix the naming for elements for an array from the element name(XmlElement) defined with array rather than determining it from the element model definition(XmlRootElement)

src/main/javascript/view/partials/signature.js

@@ -705,6 +705,18 @@ SwaggerUi.partials.signature = (function () {
     return result;
   };
   
+  var getPrefix = function (name, xml) {
+    var result = name || '';
+
+    xml = xml || {};
+
+    if (xml.prefix) {
+      result = xml.prefix + ':' + result;
+    }
+
+    return result;
+  };
+
   var getNamespace = function (xml) {
     var namespace = '';
     var name = 'xmlns';
@@ -739,8 +751,12 @@ SwaggerUi.partials.signature = (function () {
     var attributes = [];
 
     if (!items) { return getErrorMessage(); }
-
+    var key = name;
-    value = createSchemaXML(name, items, models, config);
+    // If there is a name specified for the array elements, use that for the array elements name | https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-ui/issues/2577
+    if(items.xml && items.xml.name) {
+        key = items.xml.name;
+    }
+    value = createSchemaXML(key, items, models, config);
 
     if (namespace) {
       attributes.push(namespace);
@@ -872,6 +888,7 @@ SwaggerUi.partials.signature = (function () {
     var output, index;
     config = config || {};
     config.modelsToIgnore = config.modelsToIgnore || [];
+   
     var descriptor = _.isString($ref) ? getDescriptorByRef($ref, name, models, config)
         : getDescriptor(name, definition, models, config);
     
@@ -904,10 +921,10 @@ SwaggerUi.partials.signature = (function () {
     if (arguments.length < 4) {
       throw new Error();
     }
-
     this.config = config || {};
     this.config.modelsToIgnore = this.config.modelsToIgnore || [];
-    this.name = getName(name, definition.xml);
+    // name is already set by getDescriptorByRef or getDescriptor function depending on the type. Only prefix, if present is needed to be set here | https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-ui/issues/2577
+    this.name = getPrefix(name, definition.xml);
     this.definition = definition;
     this.models = models;
     this.type = type;
@@ -917,7 +934,14 @@ SwaggerUi.partials.signature = (function () {
     var modelType = simpleRef($ref);
     var model = models[modelType] || {};
     var type = model.definition && model.definition.type ? model.definition.type : 'object';
+    // If model definition xml name is present, then that will be preferred over model name. This is the case of preferring XmlElement name over XmlRootElement name if XmlElement name is provided | https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-ui/issues/2577
+    if(model.definition.xml && model.definition.xml.name) {
+        name = name || model.definition.xml.name || model.name;
+    }
+    // else only model name will be considered for determination | https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-ui/issues/2577
+    else {
         name = name || model.name;
+    }
     
     if (config.modelsToIgnore.indexOf($ref) > -1) {
       type = 'loop';
@@ -929,13 +953,15 @@ SwaggerUi.partials.signature = (function () {
     if (!model.definition) {
       return null;
     }
-
     return new Descriptor(name, type, model.definition, models, config);    
   }
 
   function getDescriptor (name, definition, models, config){
     var type = definition.type || 'object';
-
+    // If definition xml name is present, then that will be preferred over name | https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-ui/issues/2577
+    if(definition.xml && definition.xml.name) {
+        name = definition.xml.name || name;
+    }
     if (!definition) {
       return null;
     }