[AXIS-2715] WSDL2Java created serializable object's __equalsCalc member variable should be transient

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: old-trunk
• Component/s: Serialization/Deserialization
• Environment: Not relevant
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Nick West
• Created: 02/Jan/08 22:09
• Updated: 02/Jan/08 22:09

Description

Running WSDL2Java creates objects which implement java.io.Serializable, in the implementation of these objects they have an equals helper object, "java.lang.Object __equalsCalc". Because __equalsCalc is a member variable and it is not Serializable (it's an Object) the generated object is then not truly Serializable. The simple fix for this is to make __equalsCalc transient.

As of today (01/02/2008) the fix for this bug would be to change line 1221 in rg.apache.axis.wsdl.toJava.JavaBeanWriter from:
pw.println(" private java.lang.Object __equalsCalc = null;");
to:
pw.println(" private transient java.lang.Object __equalsCalc = null;");

Granted many people wouldn't notice this, but our internal build process has a strict serializable verifier.