While I agree that Axis probably shouldn't generate a WSDL which contains xmlns="", that's not what you said is happening. You indicated that you are receiving a response message that contains xmlns="", and depending on the schema for the message, this might be appropriate.
xmlns="" is the proper way to declare no default namespace, and its the only way to override a previously declared defaul namespace. Let me demonstrate with an example. Let's say that you have this schema: <s:schema targetNamespace="some-uri" elementFormDefault="unqualified" xmlns:s="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema";> <s:element name="foobar"> <s:complexType> <s:sequence> <s:element name="foo" type="s:string"/> <s:element name="bar" type="s:string"/> </s:sequence> </s:complexType> </s:element> </s:schema> In this schema, "foobar" is in the "some-uri" namespace, but "foo" and "bar" are local elements to "foobar" and they belong to no namespace. Therefore in a valid document instance, these elements must be unqualified. A valid instance of this schema might look like this: <tns:foobar xmlns:foobar="some-uri"> <foo>one</foo> <bar>two</bar> </tns:foobar> But another valid instance might look like this: <foobar xmlns="some-uri"> <foo xmlns="">one</foo> <bar xmlns="">two</bar> </foobar> Since "foo" and "bar" are in no namespace, you must override the default namespace in each element. According to XML Schema, if you don't specify elementFormDefault="qualified", then all local elements default to unqualified -- but .NET has a bug, and it defaults to qualified. Therefore to fix your problem, add elementFormDefault="qualified" to your schema. Anne On 7/26/05, Dovholuk, Clint <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for your time and the reply Anne. > > Thanks too for the 'wrapped' tip, I missed that... > > However, I'm not sold that this is a .NET interop issue. Should Axis > ever be writing out a wsdl which contains xmlns=""? It seems to me that > Axis generating a wsdl with xmlns="" (ever) would be a bug/problem... > But maybe I'm doing something wrong? > > -Clint > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Anne Thomas Manes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 8:59 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: xmlns="" for me too, calling axis from .NET - piggy backing > on: RE: .NET server, Axis 1.2.1 client, poorly formed messages > > Clint, > > If you want to enable interop with .NET then do the following: > > 1- use style="wrapped" rather than style="document" in your WSDD. > 2- edit your generated WSDL as follows: > a- Remove the abstract type and define NewLocation as a simple > sequence > rather than as an extension of AbstractLocation. > b- Replace all nillable="true" attributes with nillible="false" > minOccurs="0". > c- Replace the ArrayOf_xsd_anyType (and its child item element) with > specific type definitions (i.e., don't use type="xsd:anyType"). > 3- regen your server from the edited WSDL. > > Anne > > On 7/22/05, Dovholuk, Clint <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Anne (and everyone) > > > > I have a similar issue but I have a .NET client consuming an Axis > > webservice and I'm seeing the xmlns="" in the response... I've setup > > my wsdl to use doc/lit, so while it's related, I don't think it's an > > "RPC-thing"? > > > > I have a class which I let Axis generate a wsdl for (below) and I've > > also attached my wsdd entry... > > > > Unfortunately the search hits so many results, finding the right > > pointer has been impossible... > > > > Thanks for any pointers, > > -Clint > > > > ****************************** WSDD ENTRY > > ****************************** > > > > <service name="myTestService" provider="java:RPC" style="document" > > use="literal"> > > <parameter name="allowedMethods" value="createLocation" /> > > <parameter name="className" value="com.myNamespace.MyService" /> > > <namespace>http://http://my-namespace.com</namespace> > > > > --- BEAN MAPPINGS --- > > > > </service> > > ****************************** END WSDD ENTRY > > ****************************** > > > > ****************************** WSDL ****************************** > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <wsdl:definitions > > targetNamespace="http://http://my-namespace.com"; > > xmlns:apachesoap="http://xml.apache.org/xml-soap"; > > xmlns:impl="http://http://my-namespace.com"; > > xmlns:intf="http://http://my-namespace.com"; > > xmlns:wsdl="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/"; > > xmlns:wsdlsoap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/soap/"; > > xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema";> > > <!--WSDL created by Apache Axis version: 1.2.1 Built on Jun 14, 2005 > > (09:15:57 EDT)--> <wsdl:types> > > <schema elementFormDefault="qualified" > > targetNamespace="http://http://my-namespace.com"; > > xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema";> > > <complexType abstract="true" name="AbstractLocation"> > > <sequence/> > > </complexType> > > <complexType name="NewLocation"> > > <complexContent> > > <extension base="impl:AbstractLocation"> > > <sequence> > > <element name="accountNumber" nillable="true" > type="xsd:string"/> > > <element name="address" nillable="true" type="xsd:string"/> > > <element name="city" nillable="true" type="xsd:string"/> > > <element name="country" nillable="true" type="xsd:string"/> > > <element name="county" nillable="true" type="xsd:string"/> > > <element name="floor" nillable="true" type="xsd:string"/> > > <element name="phoneNumber" nillable="true" type="xsd:string"/> > > <element name="postalCode" nillable="true" type="xsd:string"/> > > <element name="siteName" nillable="true" type="xsd:string"/> > > <element name="state" nillable="true" type="xsd:string"/> > > </sequence> > > </extension> > > </complexContent> > > </complexType> > > <element name="locs"> > > <complexType> > > <sequence> > > <element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" name="item" > > type="impl:NewLocation"/> > > </sequence> > > </complexType> > > </element> > > <complexType name="ArrayOf_xsd_anyType"> > > <sequence> > > <element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" name="item" > > type="xsd:anyType"/> > > </sequence> > > </complexType> > > <complexType name="ReturnedItems"> > > <sequence> > > <element name="errorsExist" type="xsd:boolean"/> > > <element name="returnedItems" nillable="true" > > type="impl:ArrayOf_xsd_anyType"/> > > </sequence> > > </complexType> > > <element name="createLocationReturn" type="impl:ReturnedItems"/> > > </schema> > > </wsdl:types> > > <wsdl:message name="createLocationRequest"> > > <wsdl:part element="impl:locs" name="locs"/> > > </wsdl:message> > > <wsdl:message name="createLocationResponse"> > > <wsdl:part element="impl:createLocationReturn" > > name="createLocationReturn"/> > > </wsdl:message> > > <wsdl:portType name="MyService"> > > <wsdl:operation name="createLocation" parameterOrder="locs"> > > <wsdl:input message="impl:createLocationRequest" > > name="createLocationRequest"/> > > <wsdl:output message="impl:createLocationResponse" > > name="createLocationResponse"/> > > </wsdl:operation> > > </wsdl:portType> > > <wsdl:binding name="myTestServiceSoapBinding" > type="impl:MyService"> > > <wsdlsoap:binding style="document" > > transport="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/http"/> > > <wsdl:operation name="createLocation"> > > <wsdlsoap:operation soapAction=""/> > > <wsdl:input name="createLocationRequest"> > > <wsdlsoap:body use="literal"/> > > </wsdl:input> > > <wsdl:output name="createLocationResponse"> > > <wsdlsoap:body use="literal"/> > > </wsdl:output> > > </wsdl:operation> > > </wsdl:binding> > > <wsdl:service name="MyServiceService"> > > <wsdl:port binding="impl:myTestServiceSoapBinding" > > name="myTestService"> > > <wsdlsoap:address > > location="http://10.60.93.22:40000/eon/services/myTestService"/> > > </wsdl:port> > > </wsdl:service> > > </wsdl:definitions> > > ****************************** END WSDL ****************************** > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John Baker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:42 AM > > To: [email protected]; Anne Thomas Manes > > Subject: Re: .NET server, Axis 1.2.1 client, poorly formed messages > > > > Anne, > > > > You are absolutely correct. The .NET server is exposing > > style="document"; style="rpc" came about to fix a broken client (to > > Axis) getting confused about what to do when style="document" is > > present in the WSDL. > > > > I'll change it back and try this all again :) > > > > > > John > > > > On Tue, Jul 19, 2005 at 10:07:43AM -0400, Anne Thomas Manes wrote: > > > John, > > > > > > The empty namespace on the child element of the SOAP Body is caused > > > by > > > > > the fact that the WSDL specifies "rpc" style in the <soap:binding> > > > definition, but it doesn't specify a namespace attribute in the > > > <soap:body> definitions. (When using RPC style, you must specify a > > > namespace attribute in <soap:body>.) > > > > > > I'm really astonished to see a .NET server exposing a WSDL that uses > > > > RPC/Literal -- .NET doesn't support RPC/Literal. This WSDL is > > > totally wrong for an RPC style service. It looks like a wrapped > > > document/literal style service. As I said in another response I made > > > > to you yesterday, you should change the style to "document", and > > > then it should work. (As I mentioned yesterday, you do have a number > > > > of elements defined in the schema with no types defined -- you > > > should also define their types.) > > > > > > Anne > > > > > > On 7/14/05, John Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > I am using Axis (1.2.1) to connect to a .NET server, but the > > > > server isn't deserialising the Axis generated message correctly. > > > > > > > > I've used this wsdl: > > > > http://www.javasystemsolutions.com/serviceRequestConnector.wsdl > > > > > > > > And I've used the wsdl2java program to create my Java stubs. > > > > > > > > Now this is what Axis generates for the > > > > SubmitGeneralServiceRequest > > method: > > > > > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <soapenv:Envelope > > > > xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"; > > > > xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"; > > > > xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance";> > > > > <soapenv:Body> > > > > <SubmitGeneralServiceRequest xmlns=""> > > > > <ns1:SubmittedGeneralServiceRequest > > xmlns:ns1="http://www.caps-solutions.co.uk/schema/uniform/72b/servicer > > eq > > uest/sr/srtypes"> > > > > <ns1:ServiceRequestIdentification > > > > > > > > (etc.) > > > > > > > > The .NET server replies: > > > > > > > > Server was unable to process request. A valid > > > > SubmittedGeneralServiceRequestType object is required > > > > > > > > Now it strikes me that xmlns="" looks wrong. > > > > > > > > Does anyone have any ideas what's going on? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > John > > > > > > >
