Hi, If you use the array of user defined complex types in your web service then you will have to specify the type mapping for the complex type as well as for array of the complex type.
The sample type mapping for using array of user defined types can be as shoen below. <typeMapping deserializer="org.apache.axis.encoding.ser.BeanDeserializerFactory" encodingStyle="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/"; qname="ns670:SOAPStruct" serializer="org.apache.axis.encoding.ser.BeanSerializerFactory" type="java:datainter.SOAPStruct" xmlns:ns670="http://soapinterop.org/xsd"/> <typeMapping deserializer="org.apache.axis.encoding.ser.ArrayDeserializerFactory" encodingStyle="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/"; qname="ns671:ArrayOfSOAPStruct" serializer="org.apache.axis.encoding.ser.ArraySerializerFactory" type="java:datainter.SOAPStruct[]" xmlns:ns671="http://soapinterop.org/xsd"/> And of course you will have to write the class which represent the complex type. Write the interface and implementation and deploy the service using wsdd. I'm sure you know rest of the drill. You do not have to write any custom serializer, unless you really want to. hope this helps. Thanks, Shrikant Wagh QA Lead, HPP/Eprofile, HP For those who are interested in Web Services testing: ----------------------------------------------------- I found that WebServiceTester from Optimyz software is a very good tool for testing any types of web services, and I'm great fan of this tool. It supports all types of web services, and all simple and complex types and it very usable than any other tool in the market I ever used/evaluated. It automatically generates the SOAP requests and invokes the intended web services. It can perform functional, regression and load testing of web services. Result analysis and status reporting is just wonderful. I'll highly recommend this tool for testing web services, saves lots of time and efforts in testing web services. For more information visit http://www.optimyz.com. DISCLAIMER ================================================================ THESE ARE MY PERSONAL VIEWS/OPINIONS AND DOES NOT REPRESENT HP, AND THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE I/HP BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS INFORMATION, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. ================================================================= -----Original Message----- From: Pradeep Bhatt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 1:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: No deserializer defined for array type Hi, I am facing with the following issue: No deserializer defined for array type {http://object.myobject}CounterInfoType faultActor: null faultDetail: stackTrace: org.xml.sax.SAXException: No deserializer defined for array type {http ://object.myobject}CounterInfoType at org.apache.axis.encoding.ser.ArrayDeserializer.onStartElement(ArrayDeser ializer .java:257) at org.apache.axis.encoding.DeserializerImpl.startElement(DeserializerImpl. java:39 4) at org.apache.axis.encoding.DeserializationContextImpl.startElement(Deseria lizatio nContextImpl.java:906) at org.apache.axis.message.SAX2EventRecorder.replay(SAX2EventRecorder.java: 200) at org.apache.axis.message.MessageElement.publishToHandler(MessageElement.j ava:684 ) at org.apache.axis.message.RPCElement.deserialize(RPCElement.java:241) at org.apache.axis.message.RPCElement.getParams(RPCElement.java:265) ......... Can some one help me out of this situation ! I am using AXIS 1.0. Thanks Pradeep
