Support for java enum type.

[narasigr]

Hi,
I am able to deploy the web services using new version of JBoss (4.0.4) & using JBossWS-GA. But when the java class used to input to the webMethod function has a property "GENDER" of type java enum "MALE/FEMALE", it does not work. It works if comment this property.

I get the following error.

org.jboss.ws.WSException: JAX-RPC Enumeration type did not conform to expectatins

Any help would be appreciated.


Thanks
Goli.

[heiko.braun]

I suppose you are using the JDK 1.5 enum type as input/output. However, it's not supported. JBossWS expects a 'typical' jdk 1.4 enum type like:

//Java
public class <enumeration_name> {
// ...
// Constructor
protected <enumeration_name>(<base_type> value) { ... }
// One for each label in the enumeration
public static final <base_type> _<label> = <value>;
public static final <enumeration_name> <label> =
new <enumeration_name>(_<label>);
// Gets the value for a enumerated value
public <base_type> getValue() {...}
// Gets enumeration with a specific value
// Required to throw java.lang.IllegalArgumentException if
// any invalid value is specified
public static <enumeration_name> fromValue(<base_type> value) {
... }
// Gets enumeration from a String
// Required to throw java.lang.IllegalArgumentException if
// any invalid value is specified
public static <enumeration_name> fromString(String value){ ... }
// Returns String representation of the enumerated value
public String toString() { ... }
public boolean equals(Object obj) { ... }
public int hashCode() { ... }
}

Take a loot at JAXRPC 1.1, 4.2.4

[narasigr]

Is this version of JBoss-WS(jbossws-1.0.0.GA) is JAX-WS 2.0 complaint or not? According to the app server (JBoss 4.0.4 ) documentation, it is J2ee 1.4 complaint. If so, it should support JAXB2.0 bindings completely. JAXB 2.0 maps xml enumeration to enum (1.5 java) type.

When can we expect JBoss-WS to support the JDK1.5 enum type? The answer will help us in deciding when we want to migrate our current application to JBoss 4.0.4

Thanks

[thomas.diesler]

JAXWS, JAXB-2.0 is not part of J2EE-1.4

JBossWS-1.0.0.GA does not have support for JAXWS nor for JAXB. You can monitor the roadmap for progress on this.