soap.java

private String getStringMessage(MessageContext context){
           String res = null;
          
           try {
               SOAPMessageContext ctx = (SOAPMessageContext) context;
               
               ByteArrayOutputStream stream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
               ctx.getMessage().writeTo(stream);
               byte[] items = stream.toByteArray();
               
               res = new String(items);
           }
          catch(Exception e){
               // nothing - just ensuring the method will not throw an exception in case something is wrong.
           }
       }