Webservice return type

[Ajay Chawla]

Hi,
I've a web service deployed on weblogic7. This service returns a custom object which has a property of type Vector. This is working fine when i check it with the client auto-generated by weblogic.
The problem comes when i try to access it with the client that I've created. On checking with the obj.getClass().getName(), i get java.lang.Object. I do not get the Vector which i need.
Iam new to web services, so need input from you people..
Ajay

[Lasse Koskela]

How did you create your own client?

[Ajay Chawla]

I created my own client using the clientgen utility, and using webserviceclient.jar.
The build.xml was--
<project name="ClientSoccer" default="generate-client">
<target name="generate-client">
<taskdef name="clientgen" classname="weblogic.ant.taskdefs.webservices.clientgen.ClientGenTask"/>
<clientgen wsdl="http://localhost:7001/ws_clubsoccer/SoccerService?wsdl"
packageName="soccer.client"
clientJar="E:/soccer_client.jar"
/>
</target>
</project>
Running this build.xml gave me the soccer_client.jar, which I used to compile the java files at my client end.

[Lasse Koskela]

I guess the problem is that because Vector isn't one of the built-in supported data types, the clientgen task generates some kind of a generic serialization class for it, causing you to see only a java.lang.Object.
Looking at http://edocs.bea.com/wls/docs70/webserv/anttasks.html#1080160, you should try using the useServerTypes="true" and ear="../foo/bar.ear" attributes.

[Ajay Chawla]

Yeh I too think thats the reason.
Thanks Lasse