My impression of section 5 is that it is describing the rules for SOAP encoding. If your use is set to "literal" (whether rpc or document), then you won't specify SOAP encoding and attributes should be allowed?
-----Original Message----- From: Anne Thomas Manes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 4:44 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: support of xml attributes Actually RPC doesn't permit attributes either. If you want to use attributes, you must use doc/literal. Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Zurke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 5:39 PM Subject: Re: support of xml attributes > Thanx Anne, > > so this means that I also will have no problems with attributes using axis the > rpc/literal way, right? > > Am Donnerstag 12 Juni 2003 22:49 schrieb Anne Thomas Manes: > > The SOAP spec prohibits the use of attributes in RPC/encoded messages. > > > > From SOAP Section 5 [1]: > > > The rules for serialization are as follows: > > > 1. All values are represented as element content. > > > > Perhaps this is the source of confusion? Document/Literal definitely > > supports attributes, though, and the Axis serializer should handle it. > > > > Note that the JAX-RPC 1.0 XML to Java Mapping (Chapter 4) is based on SOAP > > Encoding, therefore doesn't necessarily apply to Document/Literal. From > > page 21: > > "Note that the rules and format of serialization for XML data types > > are based on the encoding style." > > > > The example shown on page 58 is simply an example -- not a specification. > > As it says, the JAX-RPC 1.0 spec does not specify how to map an attribute. > > (It is very RPC/Encoded-centric.) That means it's left to the implementor > > to figure out how to do it. > > > > [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/SOAP/#_Toc478383512 > > > > Anne > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Herrick, Mike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 3:55 PM > > Subject: RE: support of xml attributes > > > > > WSDL2Java might not choke on it, but does Axis serialize/deserialize it @ > > > > run time? > > > > > I am far from an Axis expert. I tried this at one point, had problems, > > > > referred to the spec and decided to stay away from attributes. > > > > > Mike > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Michael Zurke [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 12:46 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: support of xml attributes > > > > > > > > > mike: using axis 1-1RC2 i had no problem using WSDL2Java even if there > > > > were > > > > > attributes in my schema. are you're sure that axis has problems with > > > that? mischa > > > > > > Am Donnerstag 12 Juni 2003 21:15 schrieb Herrick, Mike: > > > > 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). >
