In JAXWS you can use JAXB to go between XML/Java. JBossWS does not support custom serializers/deserializers. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4000549#4000549 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4000549