1) if only add a simple string to header
--- stub code
OMFactory omFactory =OMAbstractFactory.getOMFactory();
OMNamespace omNamespace = omFactory.createOMNamespace("http://mycompany.org", "myHeader");
OMElement header = omFactory.createOMElement("header", omNamespace);
header.setText("This is a custom soap header");
_stub._getServiceClient().addHeader(header);
-- soap message
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope">
<soapenv:Header>
<myHeader:header xmlns:myHeader="http://mycompany.org">
This is a custom soap header
</myHeader:header>
</soapenv:Header>
<soapenv:Body>
<ns2:getUserInfo xmlns:ns2="http://axis.test.com/ws" />
</soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>
2) to use OMElement object to encapsulate soap header
--- stub code
OMElement header1 = AXIOMUtil.stringToOM("<header1><systemId>system-011</systemId></header1>");
OMElement header2 = AXIOMUtil.stringToOM("<header2><requestTime>"+new java.util.Date()+"</requestTime></header2>");
_stub._getServiceClient().addHeader(header1);
_stub._getServiceClient().addHeader(header2);
--- soap message
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope">
<soapenv:Header>
<header1>
<systemId>system-011</systemId>
</header1>
<header2>
<requestTime>Mon Jan 03 14:29:00 CST 2011</requestTime>
</header2>
</soapenv:Header>
<soapenv:Body>
<ns2:getUserInfo xmlns:ns2="http://axis.test.com/ws" />
</soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>
3. SOAPHeaderBlock
--- stub code
OMNamespace omNamespace = OMAbstractFactory.getOMFactory()
.createOMNamespace("http://myCompany.com", "headerNs");
SOAPHeaderBlock header1 = OMAbstractFactory.getSOAP12Factory()
.createSOAPHeaderBlock("header1", omNamespace);
header1.addChild(AXIOMUtil.stringToOM("<header123>header content</header123>"));
_stub._getServiceClient().addHeader(header1);
---- soap message
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope">
<soapenv:Header>
<headerNs:header1 xmlns:headerNs="http://myCompany.com">
<header123>header content</header123>
</headerNs:header1>
</soapenv:Header>
<soapenv:Body>
<ns2:getUserInfo xmlns:ns2="http://axis.test.com/ws" />
</soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>
Reference
http://wso2.org/library/3156