[jira] Created: (CXF-3111) Empty SOAP element as argument to int[] parameter results in single-element of 0 int array

[Scott Van Wart (JIRA)]

Empty SOAP element as argument to int[] parameter results in single-element of 
0 int array
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                 Key: CXF-3111
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CXF-3111
             Project: CXF
          Issue Type: Bug
          Components: JAXB Databinding
    Affects Versions: 2.2.11
         Environment: Ubuntu Maverick 64-bit, Java SE 1.6.0_20, Eclipse 3.6 Web 
Services Explorer, Tomcat 6.0.26
            Reporter: Scott Van Wart


When I call a CXF-hosted web service that accepts an int array as a parameter, 
and I give it an empty element as that parameter in the SOAP message, I end up 
with an int array with a single element of '0'.

The SEI:

{noformat}
@WebService( name="intTest", targetNamespace="http://int.test.example.org"; )
public interface IntTest
{
  @WebMethod public String doTest(
    @WebParam( name="intArray" ) int[] intArray );
}
{noformat}

Inbound SOAP message:

{noformat}
<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"; 
xmlns:q0="http://int.test.example.org";
    xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"; 
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance";>
  <soapenv:Header/>
  <soapenv:Body>
    <q0:doTest>
      <intArray/>
    </q0:doTest>
  </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>
{noformat}

My implementation:

{noformat}
@WebService( endpointInterface="IntTest" )
public class IntTestImpl implements IntTest {
  public String doTest( int[] intArray ) {
    StringBuilder s = new StringBuilder( "[" );
    for ( int n = 0; n < intArray.length; ++n ) {
      if ( n > 0 ) {
        s.append( ',' );
      }
      s.append( Integer.toString( intArray[n] ) );
    }
    s.append( ']' );
    return s.toString();
  }
}
{noformat}

Outbound SOAP message:

{noformat}
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/";>
  <soap:Body>
    <ns2:doTestResponse xmlns:ns2="http://int.test.example.org";>
      <return>[0]</return>
    </ns2:doTestResponse>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>
{noformat}

Personally I would have expected either null or, more logically, an empty array 
to be passed to my implementing method.  By giving a sentinal value in the 
array, it forces callers to have separate checks and avoid sending the 
parameter if it has no value.  I wasn't sure whether this was a data binding 
issue, something with CXF, or something about a specification I don't 
understand, but I thought I'd try under JAXB binding.

Thanks.

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