"Gustaf" <gustafl@algonet.se> wrote in message
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> In the thread "Library differences when adding Web Reference" I reported a
> case where a client app couldn't access all the classes exposed by a Web
> Service. I've returned to this problem again, and found that it's a
> 'maxOccurs' attribute in the schema that causes it. Here's an example
> schema:
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
> <xs:schema
> xmlns="http://example.org/Foo"
> xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
> targetNamespace="http://example.org/Foo"
> elementFormDefault="qualified">
>
> <xs:complexType name="BookType">
> <xs:sequence>
> <xs:element name="Title" type="xs:string"/>
> </xs:sequence>
> </xs:complexType>
>
> <xs:complexType name="BookListType">
> <xs:sequence>
> <xs:element name="Book" type="BookType" maxOccurs="2"/>
> </xs:sequence>
> </xs:complexType>
>
> <xs:element name="BookList" type="BookListType"/>
>
> </xs:schema>
>
> If maxOccurs > 1 on the Book element, it causes the BookListType.Book
> property to be an array:
>
> public BookType[] Book { set; get; }
>
> This appears to be correct, so there's no problem with the code generated
> by xsd.exe. I import the generated classes, and replace the HelloWorld()
> method with this in Service.asmx:
>
> [WebMethod]
> public BookListType GetBookList()
> {
> return null;
> }
>
> Now I got a Web Service, which the following public members:
>
> public class Service : System.Web.Services.WebService
> public BookListType GetBookList()
> public Service()
>
> public class BookListType
> public BookType[] Book { set; get; }
>
> public class BookType
> public string Title { set; get; }
>
> Next step is to use the Web Service from a client app. But when I add a
> Web Reference to this Web Service, the BookListType class *disappears*. If
> I set maxOccurs to '1' in the schema, regenerate the proxy, build and
> update the reference, it doesn't disappear. So the "Add Web Reference..."
> wizard in .NET doesn't support Web Services with array parameters. I guess
> it's a bug in the wizard. Can you add the reference manually, without the
> wizard, and thereby get access to the BookListType class? Or do I need to
> use another platform than .NET to test my Web Service?

John Saunders [MVP] wrote:

> Gustaf, try using maxOccurs="unbounded", just to see if that works.
> Also, please remind us which version of .NET you're using.

"Gustaf" <gustafl@algonet.se> wrote in message
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> John Saunders [MVP] wrote:
>
>> Gustaf, try using maxOccurs="unbounded", just to see if that works.
>> Also, please remind us which version of .NET you're using.
>
> Unbounded also creates an array, as expected. The .NET version is 2.0.

"Gustaf" <gustafl@algonet.se> wrote in message
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> John Saunders [MVP] wrote:
>
>> Yes, but I thought the issue was that "2" prevented the element from
>> appearing in the client proxy. My question was, with "unbounded", does it
>> appear in the proxy?
>
> The element/class always appear in the generated proxy code. The generated
> code is fine, so this is not a problem with xsd.exe. No matter if
> maxOccurs is "2" or "unbounded", the element becomes an object array, as
> expected:
>
> public BookType[] Book { set; get; }
>
> The problem is on the client side, with the "Add Web Reference..." wizard.
> It ignores the BookTypeList class because it contains a property that
> returns an array. And it doesn't matter if the array is the return value,
> or if it's a parameter, as in
>
> [WebMethod]
> public void SetBookList(BookListType list)
> {
>
> }
>
> It just seem like the wizard doesn't support object arrays or arrays in
> general. The Web Service is probably working already, but I've no way of
> knowing, because I can't build a client!

John Saunders [MVP] wrote:

> Yes, but I thought the issue was that "2" prevented the element from
> appearing in the client proxy. My question was, with "unbounded", does
> it appear in the proxy?

John Saunders [MVP] wrote:

>> It just seem like the wizard doesn't support object arrays or arrays
>> in general. The Web Service is probably working already, but I've no
>> way of knowing, because I can't build a client!
>
> This doesn't make any sense. You're saying that if you use
> maxOccurs="unbounded", that it ignores the BookTypeList class because it
> contains a property that returns an array? If you can confirm this, and
> re-confirm which .NET versions you're using, I'll try to reproduce it ASAP.

Gustaf wrote:

> 6. Add a Web Reference to the Web Service, and check which classes are
> made available in Object Browser. The BookListType class will be done,
> because it contains a property with an array return value/parameter.

"Gustaf" <gustafl@algonet.se> wrote in message
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> John Saunders [MVP] wrote:
>
>>> It just seem like the wizard doesn't support object arrays or arrays in
>>> general. The Web Service is probably working already, but I've no way of
>>> knowing, because I can't build a client!
>>
>> This doesn't make any sense. You're saying that if you use
>> maxOccurs="unbounded", that it ignores the BookTypeList class because it
>> contains a property that returns an array? If you can confirm this, and
>> re-confirm which .NET versions you're using, I'll try to reproduce it
>> ASAP.
>
> Yes, you got it right. I'm using Visual Studio 2005. I'm not aware of a
> way to change the .NET version, so I suppose it's 2.0. The Help > About
> dialog says: