My understanding is that attributes get converted to SOAPElements as defined by the JAX-RPC spec.
"The JAX-RPC specification does not specify a standard Java mapping for a xsd:complexType with the xsd:attribute. So the message part in the DoAnotherExample message is mapped as a SOAPElement." see page 58 of the 1.0 spec. So there isn't anything really from stopping you from using them, you'll just have to write more code. I just stay away from attributes so that I can use WSDL2Java and be done with it ... I don't want to have to write the serialization/deserialization stuff, have better things to do. What is the point of using an IDL language (WSDL) if you can't even have it autogen for you? Anyway, would be nice if some day the spec changed on this, but until then I'd recommend staying away from attributes. You'll get more sleep. Mike -----Original Message----- From: Michael Zurke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 12:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re:Re: support of xml attributes it's not that i already got a problem with axis. as i said..i just heard about that direction of lacking support of attributes for releases in the future. how about that? mischa Can you send me the XML schema sample you have that may not work with AXIS WSDL/Java ? Michael Zurke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: hello, i heard that some ws-tool-vendors do not support attributes in xml schema. i also heard that axis will go in the same direction. does anybody have some information about how the future will look like regarding this point. in need that information to keep the compatibility of my xml-schemas with further versions of axis. thanx, mischa --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM).
