John, There's a difference between missing and null. If the element had a null value, then the element would be there, and it would say <requestCategoryCode nil="true"/>.
If the schema says minOccurs="0", then this message is valid. It appears that Axis is not properly handling minOccurs="0". Anne On 8/5/05, John Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I am using a WSDL file supplied to be by a third party and I suspect it > doesn't quite reflect what their .NET server is returning in the SOAP > messages. I am getting this exception: > > java.io.IOException: Non nillable element 'requestCategoryCode' is null. > at > org.apache.axis.encoding.ser.BeanSerializer.serialize(BeanSerializer. > java:215) > at > org.apache.axis.encoding.SerializationContext.serializeActual(Seriali > zationContext.java:1426) > at > org.apache.axis.encoding.SerializationContext.serialize(Serialization > Context.java:914) > at > org.apache.axis.encoding.SerializationContext.serialize(Serialization > Context.java:702) > at > org.apache.axis.encoding.ser.BeanSerializer.serialize(BeanSerializer. > java:230) > at > org.apache.axis.encoding.SerializationContext.serializeActual(Seriali > zationContext.java:1426) > at > org.apache.axis.encoding.SerializationContext.serialize(Serialization > Context.java:914) > > So looking at (an extract of) the XML received by Axis: > > <AdministrationDetails><ComplaintTypeCode>PESTM</ComplaintTypeCode><Com > plaintTypeText>Mice</ComplaintTypeText><AllocatedToCode>CRMTES</AllocatedToCode> > <AllocatedToText>CRM Test > Officer</AllocatedToText><HowReceivedCode>CC</HowRecei > vedCode><HowReceivedText>Call > Centre</HowReceivedText><TimeReceived>2005-08-04T0 > 6:52:03.0000000+01:00</TimeReceived><StatusCode>REC</StatusCode><StatusText>Rece > ived</StatusText><AreaTeamCode>E</AreaTeamCode><AreaTeamText>Eastern Area > Team</ > AreaTeamText></AdministrationDetails> > > And here's the relevant part of the WSDL: > > <xs:complexType name="AdministrationDetailsType"> > <xs:annotation> > <xs:documentation>Contains details of status, > allocated officer > codes etc</xs:documentation> > </xs:annotation> > <xs:sequence> > <xs:element name="ComplaintTypeCode" > type="uni:CNCODE_CodeValue"> > <xs:annotation> > <xs:documentation>Code > value for complaint > type</xs:documentation> > </xs:annotation> > </xs:element> > <xs:element name="ComplaintTypeText" > type="uni:CNCODE_TextValue"> > <xs:annotation> > > <xs:documentation>Full text of complaint type - read > only</xs:documentation> > </xs:annotation> > </xs:element> > <xs:element name="RequestCategoryCode" > type="uni:CNCODE_CodeValue"> > <xs:annotation> > > <xs:documentation>complaint type category code if set > </xs:documentation> > </xs:annotation> > </xs:element> > <xs:element name="AllocatedToCode" type="uni:CNCODE_CodeValue"> > <xs:annotation> > <xs:documentation>Officer code for > allocated officer</xs:documenta > tion> > </xs:annotation> > </xs:element> > <xs:element name="AllocatedToText" > type="uni:CNCODE_TextValue"> > <xs:annotation> > <xs:documentation>Full name of allocated > officer</xs:documentation > > > </xs:annotation> > </xs:element> > <xs:element name="TimeAllocated" > type="xs:dateTime" minOccurs="0"> > <xs:annotation> > <xs:documentation>The date and time the request > was allocated to a > n officer to investigate</xs:documentation> > </xs:annotation> > </xs:element> > <xs:element name="HowReceivedCode" > type="uni:CNCODE_CodeValue"> > <xs:annotation> > <xs:documentation>Code value indicating how the > complaint was rece > ived</xs:documentation> > </xs:annotation> > </xs:element> > <xs:element name="HowReceivedText" > type="uni:CNCODE_TextValue"> > <xs:annotation> > <xs:documentation>Full description of how received > code</xs:docume > ntation> > </xs:annotation> > </xs:element> > > (etc.) > > It would seem to me that this change needs to be made: > > <xs:element name="RequestCategoryCode" type="uni:CNCODE_CodeValue" > minOccurs="0" nillable="true"> > > As the .NET server has not sent back a RequestCategoryCode element. > > Does this sound correct? > > Thanks, > > > John >
