java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: javax/xml/bind/JAXBContext.newInstance

[sulabhapw]

Hi,

I am using Jaxb2 marshaller for my web service. I could run the sample web service with this without any problems.
But now its giving errror while creating bean "marshaller" and the error is:

org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationExce ption: Error creating bean with name 'bookDeliverySlotsdEndPoint' defined in ServletContext resource [/WEB-INF/spring-ws-servlet.xml]: Cannot resolve reference to bean 'marshaller' while setting constructor argument; nested exception is org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationExce ption: Error creating bean with name 'marshaller' defined in ServletContext resource [/WEB-INF/spring-ws-servlet.xml]: Invocation of init method failed; nested exception is java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: javax/xml/bind/JAXBContext.newInstance([Ljava/lang/ClassLjavax/xml/bind/JAXBContext;
Caused by: org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationExce ption: Error creating bean with name 'marshaller' defined in ServletContext resource [/WEB-INF/spring-ws-servlet.xml]: Invocation of init method failed; nested exception is java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: javax/xml/bind/JAXBContext.newInstance([Ljava/lang/ClassLjavax/xml/bind/JAXBContext;
Caused by: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: javax/xml/bind/JAXBContext.newInstance([Ljava/lang/ClassLjavax/xml/bind/JAXBContext;
at org.springframework.oxm.jaxb.Jaxb2Marshaller.creat eJaxbContextFromClasses(Jaxb2Marshaller.java:306)
at org.springframework.oxm.jaxb.Jaxb2Marshaller.creat eJaxbContext(Jaxb2Marshaller.java:280)
at org.springframework.oxm.jaxb.AbstractJaxbMarshalle r.afterPropertiesSet(AbstractJaxbMarshaller.java:1 25)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.Abstract AutowireCapableBeanFactory.invokeInitMethods(Abstr actAutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1057)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.Abstract AutowireCapableBeanFactory.initializeBean(Abstract AutowireCapableBeanFactory.java:1024)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.Abstract AutowireCapableBeanFactory.createBean(AbstractAuto wireCapableBeanFactory.java:421)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.Abstract BeanFactory$1.getObject(AbstractBeanFactory.java:2 45)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultS ingletonBeanRegistry.getSingleton(DefaultSingleton BeanRegistry.java:140)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.Abstract BeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:242)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.Abstract BeanFactory.getBean(AbstractBeanFactory.java:156)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefi nitionValueResolver.resolveReference(BeanDefinitio nValueResolver.java:248)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefi nitionValueResolver.resolveValueIfNecessary(BeanDe finitionValueResolver.java:128)
at org.springframework.beans.factory.support.Construc torResolver.resolveConstructorArguments(Constructo rResolver.java:329)

The only diff is my xsd file & DTOs generated by it with date type as:

<element name="BookDeliverySlotsRequest">
<complexType>
<sequence>
<element name="deliveryDate" type="dateTime"/>
<element name="startTime" type="dateTime"/>
<element name="endTime" type="dateTime"/>
<element name="addressLine1" type="string"/>
<element name="addressLine2" type="string"/>
<element name="addressLine3" type="string"/>
<element name="postcode" type="string"/>
<element name="totalWeight" type="double"/>
<element name="totalTimeInMins" type="long"/>
<element name="deliveryCenter" type="string"/>
</sequence>
</complexType>
</element>

<element name="BookDeliverySlotsResponse" type="tns:Booking"/>

Does anyone has idea what can be causing the error?
Does this javax/xml/bind/JAXBContext.newInstance() method expect java 1.6 version??

I am using java 1.5 & WAS6.1.

Any pointers will be helpful.

Thanks,
Sulabha

[istjepanovic]

...did you get to the bottom of it? Is the the version of Java or SAAJ that's the problem?

Regards,
Igor

[istjepanovic]

The problem was in the JAXB library included with Spring - I think it was missing the implementation. I downloaded a fresh library from their project website and everything's working.

[Arjen Poutsma]

Well, Spring-WS ships with two versions of JAXB: 1 and 2. When using the Jaxb2Marshaller, you have to make sure that the JAXB1 jar is not on the classpath.

[istjepanovic]

Hello Arjen,

without being too critical of the doco (who likes to write the detailed doco these days), it would be nice if there was a troubleshooting section in the Spring Web Services doco - where common issues are documented - I am not the first person who has come across this one.

The other "beauty" was the generated classes (by JAXB) - if you're the first time user and if you don't know anything about package-info.java class and don't include it in your build you get a strange error (namespace expected should be X and your namespace is Y). It took me several days to work out that this class is actually important (no one said so on JAXB XJC website )

But it's all good now.

A question on a different topic - are there any examples on how to use arrays with Spring Web Services (without wrapping an array property within a class please). Any examples on this one - this is one of the first things people would like to try with their Hello World samples.

Regards,
Igor