Hi Deval, I tried to create a .NET web service that returned a Dictionary, then to consume it from another .NET application. When I tried to consume it, I got the error message "The type ... is not supported because it implements IDictionary". It seems Microsoft's XmlSerializer mandates custom serialization and deserialization of Dictionary and Hashtable, which are the .NET equivalents of Map. In other words, you can't use those types in a web service. See discussions of the issue at http://stackoverflow.com/questions/679050/how-to-return-generic-dictionary-in-a-webservice, http://blogs.msdn.com/b/adam/archive/2010/09/10/how-to-serialize-a-dictionary-or-hashtable-in-c.aspx, http://forums.asp.net/t/63683.aspx/1, http://forums.asp.net/t/1567938.aspx/1
You can regard this as a limitation or bug that has been addressed in WCF. Here's an article from Stack Overflow where someone overcame a similar problem by just doing an HTTP request for the URL, then parsing the XML themselves. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1132536/consuming-apachesoapmap-complex-datatype-in-webservice-using-net Alternatives I can think of: - Go to WCF and do something like http://www.request-response.com/blog/PermaLink,guid,ff5fab81-affb-4b2b-aa67-c80bdfc86cbd.aspx - Do as Rajbir Saini suggested: write a new web service in Java that packages the data you want in a more accessible format for .NET. Cheers Paul Foxworthy devalpatel wrote > > Hello Paul. > > > > After CallUpdateInventory method call, the mapEntryArray beocomes null. > That means in ofBiz the mapEntryArray is processed and then after it > becomes null in ofbiz. > > > > so, after calling CallUpdateInventory in .net, the value for > mapEntryArray is null. In ofBiz, i debug the code and found that, the > values set in mapEntryArray from c# is retrieved successfully. And after > proccessing, the ofbiz method returns the required paramaters . But, i did > not come to know that, then after from where the map becomes null ??? > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Regards, > > Deval > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Paul Foxworthy [via OFBiz] > To: devalpatel > Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 3:55 AM > Subject: Re: how to use ofBiz service in .Net application? > > > Hi Deval, > > OK. > > A ref parameter is both an input and an output. > > Is there anything in the mapEntryArray after you've called the > CallupdateInventory method? > > Cheers > > Paul Foxworthy > > > devalpatel wrote > Hi Paul, > > Thanks for your reply. > > There is no WSDLException generated. > > void CallsearchHelloPerson(ref map) => Here, the type of map > parameter is Map (ofBiz method 's return type Map). > > I have converted it according to the java Map type : > //c# code > static mapEntry makeMap(String keyString, String valString) { > > stdString mapKeyString = new stdString(); > > stdString mapValString = new stdString(); > > mapKeyString.value = keyString; > > mapValString.value = valString; > > mapKey key = new mapKey(); > > key.stdString = mapKeyString; > > mapValue val = new mapValue(); > > val.Item = mapValString; > > val.ItemElementName = ItemChoiceType.stdString; > > mapEntry entry = new mapEntry(); > > entry.mapKey = key; > > entry.mapValue = val; > > return entry; > > } > > > //c# code for calling ofBiz service CallupdateInventory. > > mapEntry[] mapEntryArray = new mapEntry[5]; > > mapEntryArray[0] = makeMap("productId", ofbizProductid); > > mapEntryArray[1] = makeMap("quantity", ofbizQOH); > > mapEntryArray[2] = makeMap("status", "Paid"); > > mapEntryArray[3] = makeMap("login.username", "admin"); > > mapEntryArray[4] = makeMap("login.password", "ofbiz"); > > ofBizInventory.CallupdateInventory(ref mapEntryArray); > > So, the input paramter map passed to ofbiz service is received > successfully at ofBiz side with all key values set from c# as shown ablve. > > But, as you know the return of all methods in ofBiz is map so ofBiz > returns map as result of "CallupdateInventory" api call. > > In C#, the return type of CallupdateInventory API is void. That also > mystery for me that why the generated client stub classes in c# are having > return type void?? And, the actual method name in ofBiz is > updateInventory(), but in the generated classes of c# there isn't > updateInventory method & its CallupdateInventory(). > > Hope, the above details provides more clarity of the problem. > > Thanks, > > Deval > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Paul Foxworthy [via OFBiz] > To: devalpatel > Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 4:45 AM > Subject: Re: how to use ofBiz service in .Net application? > > > Hi Deval, > > Some of the nulls may not be a problem, if a method takes no > parameters or returns void. > > What's the message from the WSDLException? > > Also, I noticed you mentioned earlier that your proxy in C# has > > void CallsearchHelloPerson(ref map) > > What's the type of the map parameter? Is there any value in it after > you call OFBiz? > > Cheers > > Paul Foxworthy > > > devalpatel wrote > Hi Paul, > > http://localhost:8080/webtools/control/SOAPService/searchHelloPerson?wsdl > while generating the wsdl by hitting above URL in browser,,, i > have debug the code in public void getWSDL(Definition def, String > locationURI) throws WSDLException{} method. > *****DEBUG RESULT (i have make BOLD to the null values in below > result..) > > ________________________________________________________________________________________ > > (com.ibm.wsdl.DefinitionImpl) Definition: name=null > targetNamespace=http://ofbiz.apache.org/service/ > Types: > Message: > name={http://ofbiz.apache.org/service/}searchHelloPersonRequest > Part: name=map-Map > typeName={http://ofbiz.apache.org/service/}map-Map > Message: > name={http://ofbiz.apache.org/service/}searchHelloPersonResponse > Part: name=map-Map > typeName={http://ofbiz.apache.org/service/}map-Map > PortType: > name={http://ofbiz.apache.org/service/}searchHelloPersonPortType > Operation: name=searchHelloPerson > Input: name=null > Message: > name={http://ofbiz.apache.org/service/}searchHelloPersonRequest > Part: name=map-Map > typeName={http://ofbiz.apache.org/service/}map-Map > Output: name=null > Message: > name={http://ofbiz.apache.org/service/}searchHelloPersonResponse > Part: name=map-Map > typeName={http://ofbiz.apache.org/service/}map-Map > Binding: > name={http://ofbiz.apache.org/service/}searchHelloPersonSoapBinding > PortType: > name={http://ofbiz.apache.org/service/}searchHelloPersonPortType > Operation: name=searchHelloPerson > Input: name=null > Message: > name={http://ofbiz.apache.org/service/}searchHelloPersonRequest > Part: name=map-Map > typeName={http://ofbiz.apache.org/service/}map-Map > Output: name=null > Message: > name={http://ofbiz.apache.org/service/}searchHelloPersonResponse > Part: name=map-Map > typeName={http://ofbiz.apache.org/service/}map-Map > BindingOperation: name=searchHelloPerson > BindingInput: name=null > SOAPBody ({http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/soap/}body): > required=null > use=literal > encodingStyles={http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/} > namespaceURI=http://ofbiz.apache.org/service/ > BindingOutput: name=null > SOAPBody ({http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/soap/}body): > required=null > use=literal > encodingStyles={http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/} > namespaceURI=http://ofbiz.apache.org/service/ > SOAPOperation ({http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/soap/}operation): > required=null > soapActionURI=http://localhost:8080/webtools/control/SOAPService > style=rpc > SOAPBinding ({http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/soap/}binding): > required=null > transportURI=http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/http > style=rpc > > ________________________________________________________________________________________ > > > The generated WSDL is as below : > > > <wsdl:definitions > targetNamespace="http://ofbiz.apache.org/service/";> > − > <wsdl:types> > − > <xsd:schema targetNamespace="http://ofbiz.apache.org/service/";> > − > <xsd:element name="std-String"> > − > <xsd:complexType> > <xsd:attribute name="value" type="xsd:string" use="required"/> > </xsd:complexType> > </xsd:element> > − > <xsd:element name="std-Integer"> > − > <xsd:complexType> > <xsd:attribute name="value" type="xsd:integer" use="required"/> > </xsd:complexType> > </xsd:element> > − > <xsd:element name="std-Long"> > − > <xsd:complexType> > <xsd:attribute name="value" type="xsd:long" use="required"/> > </xsd:complexType> > </xsd:element> > − > <xsd:element name="std-Float"> > − > <xsd:complexType> > <xsd:attribute name="value" type="xsd:float" use="required"/> > </xsd:complexType> > </xsd:element> > − > <xsd:element name="std-Double"> > − > <xsd:complexType> > <xsd:attribute name="value" type="xsd:double" use="required"/> > </xsd:complexType> > </xsd:element> > − > <xsd:element name="std-Boolean"> > − > <xsd:complexType> > <xsd:attribute name="value" type="xsd:boolean" use="required"/> > </xsd:complexType> > </xsd:element> > − > <xsd:element name="std-Locale"> > − > <xsd:complexType> > <xsd:attribute name="value" type="xsd:string" use="required"/> > </xsd:complexType> > </xsd:element> > − > <xsd:element name="sql-Timestamp"> > − > <xsd:complexType> > <xsd:attribute name="value" type="xsd:dateTime" use="required"/> > </xsd:complexType> > </xsd:element> > − > <xsd:element name="sql-Date"> > − > <xsd:complexType> > <xsd:attribute name="value" type="xsd:date" use="required"/> > </xsd:complexType> > </xsd:element> > − > <xsd:element name="sql-Time"> > − > <xsd:complexType> > <xsd:attribute name="value" type="xsd:time" use="required"/> > </xsd:complexType> > </xsd:element> > <xsd:element name="col-ArrayList" type="tns:col-Collection"/> > <xsd:element name="col-LinkedList" type="tns:col-Collection"/> > <xsd:element name="col-Stack" type="tns:col-Collection"/> > <xsd:element name="col-Vector" type="tns:col-Collection"/> > <xsd:element name="col-TreeSet" type="tns:col-Collection"/> > <xsd:element name="col-HashSet" type="tns:col-Collection"/> > <xsd:element name="col-Collection" type="tns:col-Collection"/> > <xsd:element name="map-TreeMap" type="tns:map-Map"/> > <xsd:element name="map-WeakHashMap" type="tns:map-Map"/> > <xsd:element name="map-Hashtable" type="tns:map-Map"/> > <xsd:element name="map-Properties" type="tns:map-Map"/> > <xsd:element name="map-HashMap" type="tns:map-Map"/> > <xsd:element name="map-Map" type="tns:map-Map"/> > <xsd:element name="map-Entry" type="tns:map-Entry"/> > <xsd:element name="map-Key" type="tns:map-Key"/> > <xsd:element name="map-Value" type="tns:map-Value"/> > − > <xsd:element name="eepk-" type="tns:map-Map"> > − > <xsd:annotation> > − > <xsd:documentation> > The name of element need to be appended with name of entity such > as eepk-Product for Product entity. > </xsd:documentation> > </xsd:annotation> > </xsd:element> > − > <xsd:element name="eeval-" type="tns:map-Map"> > − > <xsd:annotation> > − > <xsd:documentation> > The name of element need to be appended with name of entity such > as eeval-Product for Product entity. > </xsd:documentation> > </xsd:annotation> > </xsd:element> > − > <xsd:element name="cus-obj"> > − > <xsd:annotation> > − > <xsd:documentation> > Object content need to be in CDATA such as <cus-obj></cus-obj> > </xsd:documentation> > </xsd:annotation> > </xsd:element> > − > <xsd:complexType name="map-Map"> > − > <xsd:sequence> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" > ref="tns:map-Entry"/> > </xsd:sequence> > </xsd:complexType> > − > <xsd:complexType name="map-Entry"> > − > <xsd:sequence> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1" ref="tns:map-Key"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1" ref="tns:map-Value"/> > </xsd:sequence> > </xsd:complexType> > − > <xsd:complexType name="map-Key"> > − > <xsd:all> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1" ref="tns:std-String"/> > </xsd:all> > </xsd:complexType> > − > <xsd:complexType name="map-Value"> > − > <xsd:choice> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1" ref="tns:std-String"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1" ref="tns:std-Integer"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1" ref="tns:std-Long"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1" ref="tns:std-Float"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1" ref="tns:std-Double"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1" ref="tns:std-Boolean"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1" ref="tns:std-Locale"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1" ref="tns:sql-Timestamp"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1" ref="tns:sql-Date"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1" ref="tns:sql-Time"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1" ref="tns:col-ArrayList"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1" > ref="tns:col-LinkedList"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1" ref="tns:col-Stack"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1" ref="tns:col-Vector"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1" ref="tns:col-TreeSet"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1" ref="tns:col-HashSet"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1" > ref="tns:col-Collection"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1" ref="tns:map-HashMap"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1" > ref="tns:map-Properties"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1" ref="tns:map-Hashtable"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1" > ref="tns:map-WeakHashMap"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1" ref="tns:map-TreeMap"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1" ref="tns:map-Map"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1" ref="tns:eepk-"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="1" minOccurs="1" ref="tns:eeval-"/> > </xsd:choice> > </xsd:complexType> > − > <xsd:complexType name="col-Collection"> > − > <xsd:choice> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" > ref="tns:std-String"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" > ref="tns:std-Integer"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" > ref="tns:std-Long"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" > ref="tns:std-Float"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" > ref="tns:std-Double"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" > ref="tns:std-Boolean"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" > ref="tns:std-Locale"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" > ref="tns:sql-Timestamp"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" > ref="tns:sql-Date"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" > ref="tns:sql-Time"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" > ref="tns:col-ArrayList"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" > ref="tns:col-LinkedList"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" > ref="tns:col-Stack"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" > ref="tns:col-Vector"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" > ref="tns:col-TreeSet"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" > ref="tns:col-HashSet"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" > ref="tns:col-Collection"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" > ref="tns:map-HashMap"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" > ref="tns:map-Properties"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" > ref="tns:map-Hashtable"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" > ref="tns:map-WeakHashMap"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" > ref="tns:map-TreeMap"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" > ref="tns:map-Map"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" ref="tns:eepk-"/> > <xsd:element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" > ref="tns:eeval-"/> > </xsd:choice> > </xsd:complexType> > </xsd:schema> > </wsdl:types> > − > <wsdl:message name="searchHelloPersonRequest"> > − > <wsdl:part name="map-Map" type="tns:map-Map"> > − > <wsdl:documentation> > <attribute java-class="String" name="helloPersonId" > namespace="http://ofbiz.apache.org/service/"; optional="true" > type="std-String"/> > <attribute java-class="java.lang.String" name="login.username" > namespace="http://ofbiz.apache.org/service/"; optional="true" > type="std-String"/> > <attribute java-class="java.lang.String" name="login.password" > namespace="http://ofbiz.apache.org/service/"; optional="true" > type="std-String"/> > </wsdl:documentation> > </wsdl:part> > </wsdl:message> > − > <wsdl:message name="searchHelloPersonResponse"> > − > <wsdl:part name="map-Map" type="tns:map-Map"> > − > <wsdl:documentation> > <attribute java-class="Map" name="name" > namespace="http://ofbiz.apache.org/service/"; optional="true" > type="eeval-"/> > </wsdl:documentation> > </wsdl:part> > </wsdl:message> > − > <wsdl:portType name="searchHelloPersonPortType"> > − > <wsdl:operation name="searchHelloPerson"> > <wsdl:input message="tns:searchHelloPersonRequest"/> > <wsdl:output message="tns:searchHelloPersonResponse"/> > </wsdl:operation> > </wsdl:portType> > − > <wsdl:binding name="searchHelloPersonSoapBinding" > type="tns:searchHelloPersonPortType"> > <soap:binding style="rpc" > transport="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/http"/> > − > <wsdl:operation name="searchHelloPerson"> > <soap:operation > soapAction="http://localhost:8080/webtools/control/SOAPService"; > style="rpc"/> > − > <wsdl:input> > <soap:body > encodingStyle="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/"; > namespace="http://ofbiz.apache.org/service/"; use="literal"/> > </wsdl:input> > − > <wsdl:output> > <soap:body > encodingStyle="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/"; > namespace="http://ofbiz.apache.org/service/"; use="literal"/> > </wsdl:output> > </wsdl:operation> > </wsdl:binding> > − > <wsdl:service name="searchHelloPerson"> > − > <wsdl:port binding="tns:searchHelloPersonSoapBinding" > name="searchHelloPersonPort"> > <soap:address > location="http://localhost:8080/webtools/control/SOAPService"/> > </wsdl:port> > 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