Thread: Web Service Schema input parameter is null

Total beginner and need some help ?

I've created a web service that basically parses the contents of an object and then marshalls it to an xml file.
The input parameter of my web service has been created via an xml schema.

Calling the web service (via soap message) does not populate the input parameter object - it's just null.

I am using netbeans / glassfish but cannot see any errors.

Can anyone point me in the right direction ??

Could you provide me with some code and explain what it is you are trying to do again because I'm not sure I understand where or what is wrong.

// Json

I'm probably describing it all wrong again but here goes.....

Basically I've created a web service that in a nutshell is supposed to save an xml file with some order details.
I created an order schema, then created a wsdl from which I then created my web service.
I then deployed onto glassfish server.

package webServicePackage;
import jackelwebservices.test.weborderschema.OrderType;
import jackelwebservices.test.webservice.WebServicePortType;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import javax.jws.HandlerChain;
import javax.jws.WebService;
import javax.xml.bind.JAXBContext;
import javax.xml.bind.Marshaller;
 
@WebService(serviceName = "webServiceService",
            portName = "webServicePort",
            endpointInterface = "jackelwebservices.test.webservice.WebServicePortType",
            targetNamespace = "http://test.jackelwebservices/webService.wsdl",
            wsdlLocation = "WEB-INF/wsdl/webService/webService.wsdl")
 
@HandlerChain(file = "webService_handler.xml")
 
public class webService implements WebServicePortType {
 
    public java.lang.String getWebOrder(jackelwebservices.test.weborderschema.OrderType inOrder) {
        // Initialisations;
        String rtnStatus = "OK";
        String xmlFile = null;
        String apDate = null;
 
        // Get current Date;
        DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss");
        Date curDate = new Date();
        apDate = dateFormat.format(curDate);
 
 
        // Set file name;
        if (inOrder.getOrderRef() == null) {
            xmlFile = "E:\\FTP\\Website\\Orders\\Order_" + apDate.trim() + ".xml";
        } else {
            xmlFile = "E:\\FTP\\Website\\Orders\\Order_" + inOrder.getOrderRef() + ".xml";
        }
 
        // Marshall object to xml file;
        try {
 
            // Create the JAXB context passing in the object to marshall to XML;
            final JAXBContext context = JAXBContext.newInstance(OrderType.class);
 
            // Create the marshaller to transform object to XML;
            final Marshaller marshaller = context.createMarshaller();
 
            // Marshal the object and write the XML to the string writer;
            marshaller.marshal(inOrder, new FileOutputStream(xmlFile));
 
 
        } catch (Exception e) {
            // Handle exception if required;
        }
        // Return status;
        return rtnStatus;
 
    }
 
}

When calling the web service with the following SOAP message, the input parameter is null.
I assumed the SOAP details would be automatically parsed to the imput parameter, have a missed something ?

<SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"><SOAP-ENV:Body><ns2:getWebOrder xmlns:ns2="http://test.jackelwebservices/webService.wsdl"/><inOrder><Territory>UK</Territory><Order_Ref>d12345</Order_Ref><Payment_Ref>p12345</Payment_Ref><Cust_Name>Vicky Wilkinson</Cust_Name><Cust_Email>vwilkinson@jackel.co.uk</Cust_Email><Address_1>Address LIne 1</Address_1><Address_2>Address LIne 2</Address_2><Address_3>Address Line 3</Address_3><Address_4>Address Line 4</Address_4><Country>United Kingdom</Country><Postcode>NE12 7RH</Postcode><Goods_Price>1.0</Goods_Price><Ship_Price>1.0</Ship_Price><Total_Tax>0.5</Total_Tax><Currency>GBP</Currency><Order_Date>2009-12-14 12.02.53</Order_Date><Desp_Type>Royal Mail</Desp_Type><Items><Item><itemCode>42212010</itemCode><orderQty>10.0</orderQty><orgPrice>1.0</orgPrice><discount/><discCode/><warehouse>W3</warehouse><total>1.5</total></Item><Item><itemCode>42212410</itemCode><orderQty>5.0</orderQty><orgPrice>1.5</orgPrice><discount/><discCode/><warehouse>W3</warehouse><total>2.5</total></Item></Items></inOrder></SOAP-ENV:Body></SOAP-ENV:Envelope>

I managed to sort this problem (with the help of an expert !).
Basically I had to create a new web service without the simple interface bits on.
Although the web service compiled and deployed correctly it would not pick up any of the details being sent.

Simply, creating the web service without the interface bits has worked like a charm. I was told that it may have been confusions with the webapp and debugger (being a newbie I don't really understand what that means but I'm sure the penny will drop someday).

I have a working web service, a very small step in the world of java for me.

Hi..

What is this jackelwebservices??

Hi, Wilky. I think I'm more of a newbie than you are because I didn't understand what you meant when you wrote "Basically I had to create a new web service without the simple interface bits on. " Could you please post the code that worked for you?

Thanks. Carol.