There seems to be some ambiguous behavior, to me at least, in the
AxisFault that I was hoping someone could clarify. Specifically, the
following comment threw me off:
/**
* This is just a convenience method for the user. If you set these,
do not use other methods
* in this class to get and set things.
* Any of the parameters can be null
*
* @param soapFaultCode
* @param soapFaultReason
* @param soapFaultNode
* @param soapFaultRole
*/
public AxisFault(SOAPFaultCode soapFaultCode, SOAPFaultReason
soapFaultReason,
SOAPFaultNode soapFaultNode, SOAPFaultRole
soapFaultRole, SOAPFaultDetail soapFaultDetail) {
The comment indicates that when you create an AxisFault with this
constructor, the expected behavior is somewhat different from what the
available APIs (getters for faultCode, detail, etc.) would make you
believe. So, if this constructor is used, what IS a valid expectation of
the AxisFault as far as methods that can be used to get at data? Or is
this comment just stale?
Beyond that, there seem to be two different styles of data contained
within the AxisFault. In most cases, there object just contains data
members that represent different parts of a SOAP fault. All of the
constructors with the exception of the one listed above seem to create an
AxisFault that operates like this. The second style of data that I'm
seeing is XML data from a SOAP fault itself. When the above constructor
is called, each of those elements is saved off in a HashMap such that they
can be queried later on, with a different set of getter methods from the
ones used for all of the other AxisFault modes.
So it seems like the AxisFault is trying to be an amalgam of both the XML
representation of a fault and the data representation (the specific values
for key pieces of fault information absent the XML).
Am I understanding this correctly, or am I missing something? There are
some issues related to how faults are built in the async cases and what
JAX-WS needs that I'm trying to resolve, but want to make sure I'm
understanding this code correctly first. Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Nicholas Gallardo
WebSphere - WebServices Development
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