How SOAP server process the requests

The SOAP server receives the request from the client as an HTTP request. The request is passed to the HTTP request handler that redirects the request to the appropriate SOAP servlet. This SOAP servlet is responsible for decoding the HTTP request. The SOAP servlet directs the request to the HTTP/SOAP decoder. The decoder extracts the [...]

Explain SOAP messaging model

The client application discovers a server application by using its discovery document and makes a service call to the server application by invoking its appropriate method. The SOAP serializer converts the invocation by the client application to a SOAP request. The SOAP serializer sends the SOAP request to an HTTP encoder, which wraps the SOAP [...]

Explain SOAP messaging model

The client application discovers a server application by using its discovery document and makes a service call to the server application by invoking its appropriate method. The SOAP serializer converts the invocation by the client application to a SOAP request. The SOAP serializer sends the SOAP request to an HTTP encoder, which wraps the SOAP [...]

What are SOAP attribtutes

A client can use SOAP attributes to specify how SOAP messages should be processed. SOAP attributes are generally used to specify the serialization rules to indicate the recipient of the Header element of the SOAP message. Attributes also indicate whether or not the recipient should process certain header entries. example1: The mustUnderstand attribute states whether [...]

What is SOAP fault

SOAP defines a Fault element that is used to indicate errors that might be raised when the SOAP message is processed. The Fault element is defined below: <soap:Fault> <faultcode>SOAP-ENV:Server.BadTargetObjectURI</faultcode> <faultstring>Unable to resolve target object: HelloWorld</faultstring> </soap:Fault> After you include the Fault element described above, every time the target URI is irresolvable, the application will return [...]

Why SOAP header is optional

Tthe Header element is optional in a SOAP message. If the Header element is present in a SOAP message, it should be the first child element of the Envelope element. To understand why a SOAP header element is optional, consider a scenario in which you want to invoke a Web method of a Web service [...]