Elements of Web Services Platform
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Web Services have three basic elements.
They are: SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI.
What is SOAP?
The basic Web services platform is XML + HTTP.
- SOAP stands for Simple Object Access Protocol
- SOAP is a communication protocol
- SOAP is used for communication between applications
- SOAP is a format used for sending messages
- SOAP is designed to communicate over the Internet
- SOAP is independent of platform
- SOAP is independent of language
- SOAP is based on XML
- SOAP is simple and extensible
- SOAP allows you to bypass firewalls
- SOAP will develop as a W3C standard
For more information about SOAP, please visit ourSOAP Tutorial》
What is WSDL?
WSDL is a language based on XML used to describe Web Services and how to access them.
- WSDL refers to Web Services Description Language
- WSDL is written in XML
- WSDL is an XML document
- WSDL is used to describe network services
- WSDL can also be used to locate network services
- WSDL is not yet a W3C standard
For more information about WSDL, please visit ourWSDL Tutorial》
What is UDDI?
UDDI is a directory service through which enterprises can register and search for Web services.
- UDDI stands for Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration.
- UDDI is a directory for storing information about web services.
- UDDI is a directory of network service interfaces described by WSDL.
- UDDI communicates via SOAP.
- UDDI is built on the Microsoft .NET platform.
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