PI43458: EXCEPTION IN GENERATED SOAP ADAPTER IF USING EMPTY COMPLEXTYPE

IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation Interim Fix README for 7.1
IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation Interim Fix README for 7.0
IBM MobileFirst Platform Foundation Interim Fix README for 6.3

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• A "Cannot read property 'children' from undefined" error is
  thrown at runtime for the empty complex type that exists in the
  generated SOAP adapter.
  

Local fix

• -
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * MobileFirst Platform Foundation developers using SOAP        *
  * adapters                                                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * The current SOAP adapter generator expects child             *
  * elements/attributes to be defined for all complex types      *
  * defined by the WSDL.  If the child elements/attributes are   *
  * not defined for the complex type the adapter generator does  *
  * not set a type or create a children array for the complex    *
  * type.  As a result, a "Cannot read property "children" from  *
  * undefined" error will be thrown for the complex type at      *
  * runtime.                                                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * -                                                            *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• A complex type with no children is a valid declaration in
  XSD/WSDL so the adapter generator should be able to handle this.
  The code was modified so that a type is set and an empty
  children array is created for complex types with no child
  attributes/elements.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  MFPF/WORKLIGHT

• Fixed component ID

  5725I4301

Applicable component levels

• R630 PSY

     UP

• R700 PSY

     UP

• R710 PSY

     UP