using default data binding, spring/cxf enabled Java First services and I have a operation in a service class that has a Calendar param and while invoking the operation, I get this exception:
org.apache.cxf.interceptor.Fault: argument type mismatch while invoking public abstract java.util.List com.ws.hr.service.PayrollService.getAvailableDates(java.util.Calendar) with params [2008-01-01T12:02:08.312-06:00]. at org.apache.cxf.service.invoker.AbstractInvoker.createFault(AbstractInvoker.java:112) at org.apache.cxf.jaxws.JAXWSMethodInvoker.createFault(JAXWSMethodInvoker.java:86) at org.apache.cxf.service.invoker.AbstractInvoker.invoke(AbstractInvoker.java:104) at org.apache.cxf.jaxws.JAXWSMethodInvoker.invoke(JAXWSMethodInvoker.java:110) at org.apache.cxf.service.invoker.AbstractInvoker.invoke(AbstractInvoker.java:68) at org.apache.cxf.interceptor.ServiceInvokerInterceptor$1.run(ServiceInvokerInterceptor.java:56) at org.apache.cxf.workqueue.SynchronousExecutor.execute(SynchronousExecutor.java:37) at org.apache.cxf.interceptor.ServiceInvokerInterceptor.handleMessage(ServiceInvokerInterceptor.java:92) at org.apache.cxf.phase.PhaseInterceptorChain.doIntercept(PhaseInterceptorChain.java:221) at org.apache.cxf.transport.ChainInitiationObserver.onMessage(ChainInitiationObserver.java:77) at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.ServletDestination.invoke(ServletDestination.java:92) at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.ServletController.invokeDestination(ServletController.java:214) at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.ServletController.invoke(ServletController.java:151) at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.AbstractCXFServlet.invoke(AbstractCXFServlet.java:170) at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.AbstractCXFServlet.doPost(AbstractCXFServlet.java:148) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:709) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173) at org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.support.OpenSessionInViewFilter.doFilterInternal(OpenSessionInViewFilter.java:198) at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:76) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173) at org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.support.OpenSessionInViewFilter.doFilterInternal(OpenSessionInViewFilter.java:198) at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:76) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173) at org.springframework.orm.hibernate3.support.OpenSessionInViewFilter.doFilterInternal(OpenSessionInViewFilter.java:198) at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:76) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:178) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:107) at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148) at org.apache.jk.server.JkCoyoteHandler.invoke(JkCoyoteHandler.java:199) at org.apache.jk.common.HandlerRequest.invoke(HandlerRequest.java:282) at org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket.invoke(ChannelSocket.java:767) at org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket.processConnection(ChannelSocket.java:697) at org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket$SocketConnection.runIt(ChannelSocket.java:889) at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:684) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595) Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: argument type mismatch at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585) at org.apache.cxf.service.invoker.AbstractInvoker.performInvocation(AbstractInvoker.java:127) at org.apache.cxf.service.invoker.AbstractInvoker.invoke(AbstractInvoker.java:82) ... 41 more When I searched through the threads I found the following: Jaxb can map the java.util.Date and java.util.Calendar only if the types annotated with DataTypeAdapter For the java.util.Calendar, you need javax.xml.bind.DatatypeConverter For the java.util.Date, you need org.apache.cxf.tools.common.DataTypeAdapter If this is correct, how should I do it, I did not see anything in @WebParam that lets me define the type. Thanks.