Web Services platform elements
Web Services has three basic elements: SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI.
What is SOAP?
The basic Web services platform is XML + HTTP.
SOAP refers to simple object access protocol
SOAP is a communication protocol.
SOAP is used for communication between applications
SOAP is a format for sending messages
SOAP is designed to communicate over the Internet
SOAP is platform independent
SOAP is language independent
SOAP is based on XML
SOAP is simple and extensible
SOAP allows you to bypass the firewall
SOAP will be developed as a W3C standard
For more information about SOAP, please visit our SOAP tutorial
What is WSDL?
WSDL is a XML-based language used to describe Web Services and how to accessWeb Services.
WSDL refers to the network service 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 a W3C standard yet.
For more information about WSDL, please visit our WSDL tutorial
What is UDDI?
UDDI is an acronym for Universal Description, Discovery, and and Integration.
UDDI is a directory service through which enterprises can register and search for Web services.
It is a cross-platform description specification based on XML, which enablesenterprises around the world to publish their services on the Internet.
UDDI refers to general description, discovery, and integration (Universal Description, Discovery and Integration).
UDDI is a directory used to store 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.