try
{
Object xmlType = OracleXmlType.createXmlType(connection, Alien.ET.getXml());
LocalMuleClient client = muleContext.getClient();
Map<String, Object> messageProperties = new HashMap<String, Object>();
messageProperties.put("name", "Monguito");
messageProperties.put(DESCRIPTION_FIELD, xmlType);
MuleMessage response = client.send("vm://xmlTypeInputParam", TEST_MESSAGE, messageProperties);
assertThat(response.getPayload(), is(instanceOf(Map.class)));
Map<String, Object> mapPayload = (Map) response.getPayload();
assertThat(mapPayload.size(), equalTo(0));