I just committed a test to handle your case correctly; I would appreciate if you could try it out!
Thanks, Sanjiva., ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Turner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 9:27 PM Subject: Re: NullPointerException when serializing null String objects > Hi everyone, > > The "NullPointerException" occurs when there's a null String object that's part > of the composition of another class. > For instance, I have a class called "MyClass" that contains two private > members: a String object and a URL object. If I leave the String object inside > of "MyClass" null this is when the exception takes place. Passing a null > String object by itself works. > > I apologize if I didn't fully explain this correctly in my original email. > > I'm enclosing the client code & any supporting code for this test. > > David > > > > > > Sanjiva Weerawarana wrote: > > > No, that code was not the problem code- that was just a serializer > > he wrote. THe point is that the string serializer (cleanSer in > > SOAPMappingRegistry) is not invoked directly; its invoked via > > ParameterSerializer which handles the null. > > > > I'd still like to see what Apache SOAP 2.2 client code he wrote > > that caused the null strings to break. > > > > Sanjiva. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Brian Gilman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 8:30 PM > > Subject: Re: NullPointerException when serializing null String objects > > > > > Hello all, > > > > > > I believe Dave already forwarded the code to this list. Please > > > take a look at this thread to find it. > > > > > > Best, > > > > > > -B > > > > > > ----------------------- > > > Brian Gilman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sr. Software Engineer MIT/Whitehead Inst. Center for Genome Research > > > One Kendall Square, Bldg. 300 / Cambridge, MA 02139-1561 USA > > > phone +1 617 252 1069 / fax +1 617 252 1902 > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 6 Dec 2001, Sanjiva Weerawarana wrote: > > > > > > > How did you serialize the string? If its a parameter to an RPC > > > > call the null value should be handled correctly. > > > > > > > > Can you post the code that shows the problem please? > > > > > > > > Sanjiva. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "David Turner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 10:36 PM > > > > Subject: NullPointerException when serializing null String objects > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I ran into a problem with SOAP's current String serialization when it > > > > > encounters null String objects. I couldn't find anything in either > > the > > > > > user or dev archives regarding this so I don't know if this is a bug > > or > > > > > not. > > > > > > > > > > I ended up writing my own String serializer which handled the null > > > > > situation. I only used my String serializer on the client side when > > > > > sending data to the service -- the soap service just uses the default > > > > > soap String serializer/deseralizer. I have attached the source code > > > > > for my String serializer in case it can be incorporated into SOAP. > > > > > > > > > > What I would like to know is if this is currently an issue or not? > > Is > > > > > SOAP currently able to handle null String objects during serializing? > > > > > > > > > > Much appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > David > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > David Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Senior Software Engineer > Whitehead Institute/MIT Center for Genome Research > One Kendall Square, Bldg. 300 > Cambridge, MA 02139-1561 USA > phone 617-252-1573 / fax 617-252-1902 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > <isd:service xmlns:isd="http://xml.apache.org/xml-soap/deployment"; > id="urn:EchoService"> > <isd:provider type="java" > scope="Application" > methods="echoString echoURL echoClass echoXMLString"> > <isd:java class="dt.soap.EchoService.EchoService" static="false"/> > </isd:provider> > > <isd:faultListener>org.apache.soap.server.DOMFaultListener</isd:faultListene r> > > <isd:mappings> > > <isd:map encodingStyle="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/"; > xmlns:x="http://omnigene.org/xsd"; qname="x:URL" > javaType="java.net.URL" > java2XMLClassName="dt.soap.EchoService.URLSerializer" > xml2JavaClassName="dt.soap.EchoService.URLDeserializer"/> > > <!-- > <isd:map encodingStyle="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/"; > xmlns:x="http://omnigene.org/xsd"; qname="x:String" > javaType="java.lang.String" > xml2JavaClassName="dt.soap.EchoService.StringDeserializer"/> > > ##### java2XMLClassName="dt.soap.EchoService.StringSerializer" > --> > > <isd:map encodingStyle="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/"; > xmlns:x="http://omnigene.org/xsd"; qname="x:MyClass" > javaType="dt.soap.EchoService.MyClass" > java2XMLClassName="dt.soap.EchoService.MyClassSerializer" > xml2JavaClassName="dt.soap.EchoService.MyClassDeserializer"/> > > </isd:mappings> > > > </isd:service> > > >
