SOAP Web Service Specification
- SOAP
- WSDL
- UDDI
- SEI
SOAP
How two applications will talk to each other over the internet. The transfer or exchange of information must occur in xml format.
- Structure of the message
- Envelope
- Header – provides info about the message
- Body – contains the actual request
WSDL
Web Service Description Language – Service provider publishes an interface for his web services that describes all attributes of the web services. It has an XML interface. It is an interface for web service and the service provider creates the WSDL and the service consumer uses the web services.
UDDI
Universal Description, Discovery and Integration – An online registry/ directory where all the web service providers publish their services and consumer can access that WSDL.
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