namespace question

[Edwards, Jeff]

Hi,
When I generate an XML document from a simple axis client, the default
namespace of the response body elements appears incorrect.  In the example
below, the namespace for 'PingResponse' is correct, but am unclear why the
child element Message is given xmlns="".  

<SOAP-ENV:Envelope
xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"; 
                   xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"; 
                   xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance";>
<SOAP-ENV:Body>
  <PingResponse xmlns="urn:HealthWelfare">
    <Message xmlns="">ok</Message>
  </PingResponse>
</SOAP-ENV:Body>
</SOAP-ENV:Envelope>


Also, is there a way to have the default namespace declaration in the
SOAP-ENV:Envelope/SOAP-ENV:Body of the response message?  If so, what sort
of configuration change would I need to make?

Thanks in advance!

Jeff Edwards