Problem:
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The 4s4c 2.0 echoStructArray return does does not contain enough type
information for Axis to
understand how to deserialize the array.
The returned format has xsi:type=soapenc:Array and
soapenc:arrayType=xsd:anyType[3],
and the elements of the array do not have xsi:type attributes.
Possible Solution:
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For non-array types without xsi:type information, the expected return type
is consulted to
determine how to deserialize the object. (RPCHandler)
In this case we, have an xsi:type=soapenc:Array, but still not enough
information to deserialize
the array. Should we change RPCHandler to recognize this case and consult
the return type? (Which in this case will be ArrayOfSOAPStruct which maps
to SOAPStruct[])
Summary of Proposed Solution:
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If the xsi:type=soapenc:Array and the soapenc:arrayType is too generic
(i.e. xsd:anyType),
then use the type information of the Return type.
Comments?
Rich Scheuerle
XML & Web Services Development
512-838-5115 (IBM TL 678-5115)
R J Scheuerle
Jr/Austin/IBM@IBM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: AXIS/SOAP Interop Test
Summary
01/31/2002 07:53
AM
Please respond to
axis-dev
The number of red failures in the last run: 35
The number of red failures in the jan 1 run: 41
Test Missing Service Other
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Float 1 (TCLSoap returned correct value, but it's
a xsd:double)
Struct 1 (Soapx4 doesn't support multi-ref)
StructArray 6 (4s4c return provides incomplete type
info,
Frontier return clear has an invalid
type,
HP returns an exception,
Soapx4 doesn't support multi-ref
SQLData doesn't send back all of the
elements
TclSoap returns a parsing exception)
Void 2 (SoapX4 and TclSoap both return elements
with no values)
Base64 1 2 (SoapX4 and Spheon both had type
mismatches)
Hex Binary 6 2 (4s4c and 4s4c2.0 both return
soapenc:base64)
Date 2 1 (SoapX4 expected timeInstant not
dateTime)
Decimal 5 2 (424c rounded the value,
ZSI returned an extra significant
digit..real close!)
Boolean 4
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Totals 18 + 17 = 35
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Also there are more SOAP structArray problems. Without the wire dumps
its hard to tell what is going on, but I suspect that SOAP is now sending
the arrays across with a type=ArrayOfSOAPStruct instead of
type=soapenc:Array.
SOAP may need to apply the same fix that I did to the array serializer to
force type=soapenc:Array.
Rich Scheuerle
XML & Web Services Development
512-838-5115 (IBM TL 678-5115)
