Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
This section on SOAP provides an overview of its objectives, capabilities, and potential uses. You should read the entire SOAP specification (the latest version is 1.2, available at http://www.w3.org) to understand it before designing Web Services.
SOAP includes a specific definition of an XML document, which can be used to exchange structured and typed information. SOAP is a stateless, one-way XML message exchange mechanism; applications or adapters can extend it to support more complex integration scenarios, including conversations (request response), multicast, and so on. SOAP does not define the routing, transformation, message delivery, and so on. It depends on the underlying transport infrastructure ...
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