Binary Data type in wsdl

[sudha swami]

Hi,
I am using Document/Literal Style in J2EE 1.4 container. I want to send the binary data through webservices. I want to know what is the binary data type i need to use in java/wsdl. I used the data type java.sql.Blob but it failed. Any help is appreciated on this.
Thanks
Sudha

[Vijay Kumar]

Hi Sudha,

Logically HTTP is a text base protocol so you can't send the binary data,but this binary data is converted using base64 and treat is as string.It increase the size by 30%. You can send binary data using MTOM You need to define the base64 data type in your xsd file and underline binding will convert the binary data to string.

FYI - SOAP Messages with Attachments

Regards
Vijay

[sudha swami]

Vijay,
In Webservice code, used the following

byte[] data;

and generated the wsdl. The following element is generated in wsdl:

<element name="data" type="xsd:base64Binary"/>

Is this correct?

Or do i need to use String data;

Thanks
Sudha

[Vijay Kumar]

Hi Sudha,

It seems correct , you can create your web service according to last post

--Vijay