Re: binding style

A few comments.

1. Apache SOAP does not support document style for a service.  If you want responses for users/programmers of a SOAP implementation that does, try Apache Axis.

2. Yes, SOAPAction would be a likely way to specify the operation to perform.

3. Although many parts *can* be specified for an operation, you will find that some implementations, such as .NET, by default "wrap" everything in a single XML element, so that an operation always has a single part and looks much like an RPC message.  Because of this wrapping, an Apache SOAP client can easily imitate document style for most services.

Scott Nichol

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nicola ONOSE" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 2:31 PM
Subject: binding style


> Hello
> 
> I have a question regarding "document" style operations.
> An operation with style="document" may contain several "parts" which are not 
> enclosed in an RPC element. Then how does the server make the mapping between 
> the operation and the SOAP message it receives? Is it by the means of the 
> SoapAction header?
> 
> I read the WSDL 1.2 spec, but I couldn't figure out. Have I missed anything?
> 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> --
> Nick
> 
>