The varchar(15) refers to a database data type. Technically, because it is "varchar", it can be any length from 0 to 15 characters. In any case, such a piece of data would be exchanged as a "string" (or "xsd:string") using SOAP.
Scott Nichol Do not send e-mail directly to this e-mail address, because it is filtered to accept only mail from specific mail lists. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philippe Couas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 12:13 PM Subject: RE : How Limit String Size parameter in SOAP service Hi, I have keeping parameter like String Class and i verify length in my Service. But my Customer language as String type with length he says me VARCHAR(15) . Regards Philippe -----Message d'origine----- De : Scott Nichol [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoyé : mercredi 21 juillet 2004 17:50 À : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet : Re: How Limit String Size parameter in SOAP service I think that in WSDL, you can create a type that is a restriction of string and specify that the length is 15. This provides a clue to a WSDL client. However, the service, regardless of whether it is WSDL aware, must check for the correct length itself, unless it uses an XML parser that validates against XML Schema. My recommendation is to have your service check that the length of the incoming string is 15 characters. If it is not, throw an exception. That exception will be turned into a SOAP Fault by Apache SOAP, which the client will receive. Scott Nichol Do not send e-mail directly to this e-mail address, because it is filtered to accept only mail from specific mail lists. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philippe Couas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 3:25 AM Subject: How Limit String Size parameter in SOAP service Hi, Currtently My SOAP service use method with String parameter. But in fact my String size has always 15 caracters. Could i define a SOAP service with a limited string parameter like StringBuffer(15) Regards, Philippe Philippe COUAS Responsable Développement INFODEV S.A.
