Q:

webservice annotation for soapui

How do I set up an annotation for attributes in a SOAP request?
My example:
public class Example {
    @WebMethod()
    public void test(@WebParam(name="pingRequest")PingRequest HotelPingRQ) {}
}

public class PingRequest
{
    private String echo;

    public String getEcho() {
        return echo;
    }

    public void setEcho(String echo) {
        this.echo = echo;
    }
}

If I generate a WSDL and put it into SoapUI I get this:
<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:door="http://www.test.com/doorway">
<soapenv:Header/>
<soapenv:Body>
   <door:test>
      <pingRequest>
         <!--Optional:-->
          <echo>?</echo>
       </pingRequest>
   </door:test>
</soapenv:Body>

but I want something more like the following, with echo as an attribute and no test element:
<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:door="http://www.test.com/doorway">
<soapenv:Header/>
<soapenv:Body>
   <pingRequest echo="?" />
</soapenv:Body>

How can I convert the echo parameter to an attribute on pingRequest instead of a nested element?

A:

Try this:
@XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)    
public class PingRequest
{
    @XmlAttribute
    private String echo;

    public String getEcho() {
        return echo;
    }

    public void setEcho(String echo) {
        this.echo = echo;
    }
}

