Hi
 
I'm getting a null pointer exception on invoking a call object.  This happens for any call with parameters set, though I'm certain, from having debugged the code, that it is not 'caused by passing nulls for parameter values, the exception occurs even on calls where all the values are present and correctly typed.  The stack trace for the error is below
 
AxisFault
 faultCode: {http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/}Server.userException
 faultSubcode:
 faultString: java.lang.NullPointerException
 faultActor:
 faultNode:
 faultDetail:
 {http://xml.apache.org/axis/}stackTrace:java.lang.NullPointerException
 at org.apache.axis.message.MessageElement.addTextNode(MessageElement.java:1396)
 at org.apache.axis.message.SOAPHandler.addTextNode(SOAPHandler.java:148)
 at org.apache.axis.message.SOAPHandler.endElement(SOAPHandler.java:112)
 at org.apache.axis.encoding.DeserializationContext.endElement(DeserializationContext.java:1087)
 at org.apache.xerces.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.endElement(Unknown Source)
 at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLNSDocumentScannerImpl.scanEndElement(Unknown Source)
 at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl$FragmentContentDispatcher.dispatch(Unknown Source)
 at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.scanDocument(Unknown Source)
 at org.apache.xerces.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(Unknown Source)
 at org.apache.xerces.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(Unknown Source)
 at org.apache.xerces.parsers.XMLParser.parse(Unknown Source)
 at org.apache.xerces.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.parse(Unknown Source)
 at javax.xml.parsers.SAXParser.parse(Unknown Source)
 at org.apache.axis.encoding.DeserializationContext.parse(DeserializationContext.java:227)
 at org.apache.axis.SOAPPart.getAsSOAPEnvelope(SOAPPart.java:696)
 at org.apache.axis.Message.getSOAPEnvelope(Message.java:424)
 at org.apache.axis.handlers.soap.MustUnderstandChecker.invoke(MustUnderstandChecker.java:62)
 at org.apache.axis.client.AxisClient.invoke(AxisClient.java:206)
 at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invokeEngine(Call.java:2765)
 at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invoke(Call.java:2748)
 at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invoke(Call.java:2424)
 at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invoke(Call.java:2347)
 at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invoke(Call.java:1804)
 at govConnect.WebServiceTools.call(WebServiceTools.java:130)
 at ep.callWS.service(callWS.java:65)
 at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:810)
 at org.apache.catalina.servlets.InvokerServlet.serveRequest(InvokerServlet.java:419)
 at org.apache.catalina.servlets.InvokerServlet.doGet(InvokerServlet.java:133)
 at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:697)
 at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:810)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:237)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:157)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:214)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:104)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:520)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invokeInternal(StandardContextValve.java:198)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:152)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:104)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:520)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:137)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:104)
 at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:117)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:102)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:520)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:104)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:520)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:929)
 at org.apache.coyote.tomcat5.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:160)
 at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:793)
 at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11Protocol.java:702)
 at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.TcpWorkerThread.runIt(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:571)
 at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:644)
 at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:536)
 
 {http://xml.apache.org/axis/}hostname:server
 
java.lang.NullPointerException
 at org.apache.axis.AxisFault.makeFault(AxisFault.java:101)
 at org.apache.axis.client.AxisClient.invoke(AxisClient.java:216)
 at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invokeEngine(Call.java:2765)
 at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invoke(Call.java:2748)
 at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invoke(Call.java:2424)
 at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invoke(Call.java:2347)
 at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invoke(Call.java:1804)
 at govConnect.WebServiceTools.call(WebServiceTools.java:130)
 at ep.callWS.service(callWS.java:65)
 at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:810)
 at org.apache.catalina.servlets.InvokerServlet.serveRequest(InvokerServlet.java:419)
 at org.apache.catalina.servlets.InvokerServlet.doGet(InvokerServlet.java:133)
 at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:697)
 at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:810)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:237)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:157)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:214)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:104)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:520)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invokeInternal(StandardContextValve.java:198)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:152)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:104)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:520)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:137)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:104)
 at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:117)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:102)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:520)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardValveContext.invokeNext(StandardValveContext.java:104)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:520)
 at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:929)
 at org.apache.coyote.tomcat5.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:160)
 at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:793)
 at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11Protocol.java:702)
 at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.TcpWorkerThread.runIt(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:571)
 at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:644)
 at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:536)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
 at org.apache.axis.message.MessageElement.addTextNode(MessageElement.java:1396)
 at org.apache.axis.message.SOAPHandler.addTextNode(SOAPHandler.java:148)
 at org.apache.axis.message.SOAPHandler.endElement(SOAPHandler.java:112)
 at org.apache.axis.encoding.DeserializationContext.endElement(DeserializationContext.java:1087)
 at org.apache.xerces.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.endElement(Unknown Source)
 at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLNSDocumentScannerImpl.scanEndElement(Unknown Source)
 at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl$FragmentContentDispatcher.dispatch(Unknown Source)
 at org.apache.xerces.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImpl.scanDocument(Unknown Source)
 at org.apache.xerces.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(Unknown Source)
 at org.apache.xerces.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(Unknown Source)
 at org.apache.xerces.parsers.XMLParser.parse(Unknown Source)
 at org.apache.xerces.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.parse(Unknown Source)
 at javax.xml.parsers.SAXParser.parse(Unknown Source)
 at org.apache.axis.encoding.DeserializationContext.parse(DeserializationContext.java:227)
 at org.apache.axis.SOAPPart.getAsSOAPEnvelope(SOAPPart.java:696)
 at org.apache.axis.Message.getSOAPEnvelope(Message.java:424)
 at org.apache.axis.handlers.soap.MustUnderstandChecker.invoke(MustUnderstandChecker.java:62)
 at org.apache.axis.client.AxisClient.invoke(AxisClient.java:206)
 ... 36 more
 
The code generating the error is as follows
 
ServiceFactory serviceFactory = ServiceFactory.newInstance();
webService = serviceFactory.createService(wsdlUrl, serviceQName);
...
Call opCall = webService.createCall(portQName, operationName);
...
return opCall.invoke(values);
 
where values is an object array of correctly typed parameter values.  Does anyone have any hints as to what the root of this problem might be?

Chris Mannion
IT Junction
020 8452 4274

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