I'm dealing with some cyclic references while implementing my project's web service layer. I'm using jaxb (latest version, 2.2.7) and even I had a look to some tips as here and here I can't get it working. That's a basic SSCCE about my problem:
/*
* The service interface
*/
@WebService
public interface IMyWS {
@WebMethod
public List<Class1> cyclicTest();
}
/*
* Interface implementation
*/
@WebService(endpointInterface = "com.mycompany.ws.interfaces.IMyWS")
public class MyWS implements IMyWS {
@XmlRootElement
public static class Class1 {
@XmlTransient
private Class2 class2;
public Class1() {
}
public Class1(Class2 refClass) {
class2 = refClass;
}
public Class2 getClass2() {
return class2;
}
public void setClass2(Class2 class2) {
this.class2 = class2;
}
@Override
public String toString() {
return this.getClass().getSimpleName();
}
}
@XmlRootElement
public static class Class2 {
private Class1 class1;
public Class2() {
}
public Class1 getClass1() {
return class1;
}
public void setClass1(Class1 class1) {
this.class1 = class1;
}
@Override
public String toString() {
return this.getClass().getSimpleName();
}
}
@Override
public List<Class1> cyclicTest() {
//I create an instance of each class, having them a cyclic reference to the other instance
Class2 class2 = new Class2();
Class1 class1 = new Class1(class2);
class2.setClass1(class1);
return Arrays.asList(class1);
}
}
And the exception I'm actually dealing with when calling cyclicTest():
Caused by: javax.xml.bind.MarshalException
- with linked exception:
[com.sun.istack.SAXException2: Se ha detectado un ciclo en el gráfico de objeto. Esto provocará un XML con profundidad infinita: Class1 -> Class2 -> Class1]
at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.MarshallerImpl.write(MarshallerImpl.java:326)
at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.MarshallerImpl.marshal(MarshallerImpl.java:178)
at org.apache.cxf.jaxb.JAXBEncoderDecoder.writeObject(JAXBEncoderDecoder.java:537)
at org.apache.cxf.jaxb.JAXBEncoderDecoder.marshall(JAXBEncoderDecoder.java:233)
... 50 more
Caused by: com.sun.istack.SAXException2: Se ha detectado un ciclo en el gráfico de objeto. Esto provocará un XML con profundidad infinita: Class1 -> Class2 -> Class1
at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.XMLSerializer.reportError(XMLSerializer.java:249)
at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.XMLSerializer.pushObject(XMLSerializer.java:537)
at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.XMLSerializer.childAsXsiType(XMLSerializer.java:631)
at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.property.SingleElementNodeProperty.serializeBody(SingleElementNodeProperty.java:158)
at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.ClassBeanInfoImpl.serializeBody(ClassBeanInfoImpl.java:361)
at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.XMLSerializer.childAsXsiType(XMLSerializer.java:696)
at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.property.SingleElementNodeProperty.serializeBody(SingleElementNodeProperty.java:158)
at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.ClassBeanInfoImpl.serializeBody(ClassBeanInfoImpl.java:361)
at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.XMLSerializer.childAsXsiType(XMLSerializer.java:696)
at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.property.ArrayElementNodeProperty.serializeItem(ArrayElementNodeProperty.java:69)
at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.property.ArrayElementProperty.serializeListBody(ArrayElementProperty.java:172)
at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.property.ArrayERProperty.serializeBody(ArrayERProperty.java:159)
at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.ClassBeanInfoImpl.serializeBody(ClassBeanInfoImpl.java:361)
at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.XMLSerializer.childAsXsiType(XMLSerializer.java:696)
at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.ElementBeanInfoImpl$1.serializeBody(ElementBeanInfoImpl.java:156)
at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.ElementBeanInfoImpl$1.serializeBody(ElementBeanInfoImpl.java:131)
at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.ElementBeanInfoImpl.serializeBody(ElementBeanInfoImpl.java:333)
at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.ElementBeanInfoImpl.serializeRoot(ElementBeanInfoImpl.java:340)
at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.ElementBeanInfoImpl.serializeRoot(ElementBeanInfoImpl.java:76)
at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.XMLSerializer.childAsRoot(XMLSerializer.java:494)
at com.sun.xml.bind.v2.runtime.MarshallerImpl.write(MarshallerImpl.java:323)
... 53 more
I think I have the proper annotations set. What am I actually missing?
As you add @XmlTransient on a private property, you should change your XmlAccessType (default to XmlAccessType.PUBLIC_MEMBER) to XmlAccessType.PROPERTY
PUBLIC_MEMBER is the default access type in JAXB. It means that a JAXB implementation will generate bindings for: public fields, annotated fields, properties
code copied from W A :
@WebService(endpointInterface = "com.mycompany.ws.interfaces.IMyWS")
public class MyWS implements IMyWS {
@XmlRootElement
@XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.PROPERTY)
public static class Class1 {
private Class2 class2;
public Class1() {
}
public Class1(Class2 refClass) {
class2 = refClass;
}
@XmlTransient
public Class2 getClass2() {
return class2;
}
public void setClass2(Class2 class2) {
this.class2 = class2;
}
@Override
public String toString() {
return this.getClass().getSimpleName();
}
}
@XmlRootElement
public static class Class2 {
private Class1 class1;
public Class2() {
}
public Class1 getClass1() {
return class1;
}
public void setClass1(Class1 class1) {
this.class1 = class1;
}
@Override
public String toString() {
return this.getClass().getSimpleName();
}
}
public List<Class1> cyclicTest() {
//I create an instance of each class, having them a cyclic reference to the other instance
Class2 class2 = new Class2();
Class1 class1 = new Class1(class2);
class2.setClass1(class1);
return Arrays.asList(class1);
}
public static void main(String[] args) throws JAXBException {
JAXBContext ctx = JAXBContext.newInstance(Class1.class);
Marshaller m = ctx.createMarshaller();
m.setProperty(Marshaller.JAXB_FORMATTED_OUTPUT, true);
List<Class1> class1s = new MyWs().cyclicTest();
for (Class1 c1 : class1s){
m.marshal(c1, System.out);
}
}