Problem using special character "<"

[Manuel Lenz]

Hi Axis-Users,
I try to call a webservice with a search-request.
The search request includes the special character "<".
The webservice itself works with the html-writing "&lt;".
So I´ve added this code for the search request:

MessageElement operator = new MessageElement();
operator.setName("operator");
operator.setValue("&lt;");

But the webservice ignores the operator.
What is wrong with the search request?

Thanks for your interest,
Manuel

Ps: I´m using Axis 1.2.1




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