WSDL2Java and XML Attributes

[Steven Smith <st...@geometryit.com>]

Hi,
    I am confused on how to handle attributes in the XML being sent to/from
a Web Service. In my WSDL file I have defined an element containing 4
attributes. The Java class generated to represent this element contains 4
variables with setter/getter methods as I expect. However, My WSDL file
imports a schema for GML (Geographic Markup Language) and these are defined
using abstract elements. Each spatial element has an srsName attribute
(which is defined in the abstract parent) but the generated code does not
have variables for them or methods to access them. They are part of the
TypeDesc section, but there is no way to actually use them.
 
    Am I missing something here or is this an issue in WSDL2Java? I've
looked through the Java class hierarchy for anything that might give me
access, but there is nothing.
 
    This is the GML AbstractGeometryType element definition:
 
  <complexType name="AbstractGeometryType" abstract="true">
    <annotation>
      <documentation>
        All geometry elements are derived from this abstract supertype; 
        a geometry element may have an identifying attribute (gid). 
        It may be associated with a spatial reference system.
      </documentation>
    </annotation>
    <complexContent>
      <restriction base="anyType">
        <attribute name="gid" type="ID" use="optional"/>
        <attribute name="srsName" type="anyURI" use="optional"/>
      </restriction>
    </complexContent>
  </complexType>

    This is a concrete element based on this:
 
  <complexType name="PointType">
    <annotation>
      <documentation>
        A Point is defined by a single coordinate tuple.
      </documentation>
    </annotation>
    <complexContent>
      <extension base="gml:AbstractGeometryType">
        <sequence>
          <choice>
            <element ref="gml:coord"/>
            <element ref="gml:coordinates"/>
          </choice>
        </sequence>
      </extension>
    </complexContent>
  </complexType>

    WSDL2Java is generating classes to handle these elements, but I just
can't see how to get or set the srsName attribute.
 


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