How to Return an Class with an Array in Java webservices Consumed by C#

Question

I am having trouble creating a java webservice that returns an Array inside a class. I created a java websrevice with a class and inside the class I created a new Array that will return another Class. But when Importing the WSDL in a C# project I cant access the Array inside the class.

My java web service example :

My industry class :

public class Industry {

        public int industryID;
        public String industryName;
        public Product[ ] products;


}

The Idea is to return the industry with all the products of the industry.

The Product Class :

public class Product {

    public int productID;
    public String productName;



}

My webservice that populates the industry and the Products for the Industry. Please nte I know I am suposed to create get and set methods to set the values.. I only created a small examle of my problem.

My Webservice class :

public class IndustryService {
    /**
     * @param industryID
     * @return industry object
     */
    public Industry getIndustryData(int industryID){

        Product product1 = new Product();
        product1.productID = 712;
        product1.productName = "Sensor Light";

        Product product2 = new Product();
        product2.productID = 1774;
        product2.productName = "Light Beamer";

        Product [] products = new Product[] { product1, product2 };

        Industry industry = new Industry();
        industry.industryID = 2311;
        industry.industryName = "Test";
        industry.products = products;

        return industry;
    }
}

Here's the WSDL that gets generated in java :

Now when consuming it using c# I expect to get a Industry Containing 2 products but C# shows that theres 0 inside of product array...

C# example created a normal form and imported the java WSDL as service reference:

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            ServiceReference1.IndustryServiceClient client = new WindowsFormsApplication4.ServiceReference1.IndustryServiceClient();

            ServiceReference1.Industry m = client.getIndustryData(2);

            string a = "test";

        }

When I debug windows form I get the following :

Notice the Product Array count is 0?

Why is this zero and What am I doing wrong?

Is the problem in the java side or c# side?

I am using eclipse to create the java webservice and Visual studio to import wsdl.

In soap UI I also imported the WSDL just to test the webservice to see the request and response and It looks correct :

Request :

Response:


   
      
         
            2311
            Test
            
               712
               Sensor Light
            
            
               1774
               Light Beamer

Code in the reference.cs file I edited :

[System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThroughAttribute()]
[System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("System.Runtime.Serialization", "3.0.0.0")]
[System.Runtime.Serialization.CollectionDataContractAttribute(Name="products", Namespace="http://server.com", ItemName="item")]
[System.SerializableAttribute()]
public class ArrayOfProduct : System.Collections.Generic.List {
}

In the Reference.cs file I changed the Name and ItemName tag to Products and now it is working.

[System.Runtime.Serialization.CollectionDataContractAttribute(Name = "products", Namespace = "http://server.com", ItemName = "products")]

Oguz Ozgul · Accepted Answer

Visual Studio creates the stub and expects the elements of products with the tag name "ArrayOfProduct" but the server sends them with the following tag

See the reference.cs file under the service reference (you need to check the Show All Files for the project).

It is not a good practice, but to resolve the issue, you can manipulate the reference.cs file manually to change the CollectionDataContractAttribute to "products" on top of the definition of public class ArrayOfProduct

How to Return an Class with an Array in Java webservices Consumed by C#

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