Hi,
I have started playing with web services some weeks ago.
I first discovered that I could not use data types such as the hashMap from
java, for example, as other languages probably don't have a similar type.
Then I decided to implement my CustomMap imagining that it would work. Since I implemented my CustomMap, I thought it would be available for my clients,
with all of its methods and all.
I then found out that it was not possible either. Only simple get and set methods are allowed.
So my question is:
Why is that? Why it does not work? Is it really impossible to do? Are there any researches that you guys are aware of on a new web service architeture that would allow that to happen? I mean, allow me for example to implement my customClass with custom methods, such as the CustomMap I implemented and then make it available to the web services consumers?