Can you return an array from a JAX-WS @WebMethod?

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Published on 2009-09-30T16:36:48Z Indexed on 2010/05/16 1:50 UTC
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I'm pretty sure you can, but in addition to answering the question in the title, could you also explain the pros, cons, caveats, if any, to doing so? I know that you can't return a List, Set, Collection, Map, or any interface, from a WebMethod (which is stupid, IMO, but I don't know what the design reasons were should I should probably withhold judgment).

Thanks for any advice.

-- LES

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