Web
Services Platform Elements
Web
Services have 3 basic platform elements:
-
SOAP
-
WSDL
-
UDDI.
What
is SOAP?
SOAP
is an XML-based protocol to let applications exchange information
over HTTP between computers.
Or
more simple: SOAP is a protocol for accessing a Web Service.
SOAP
stands for Simple Object Access Protocol
SOAP
is a communication protocol
SOAP
is for communication between applications
SOAP
is a format for sending messages
SOAP
is designed to communicate via Internet
SOAP
is platform independent
SOAP
is language independent
SOAP
is based on XML
SOAP
is simple and extensible
SOAP
allows you to get around firewalls
SOAP
is a W3C standard
What
is WSDL?
WSDL
is an XML-based language for locating and describing Web services.
WSDL
stands for Web Services Description Language
WSDL
is based on XML
WSDL
is used to describe Web services
WSDL
definition describes how to access a web service and what operations
it will perform.
WSDL
is used to locate Web services
WSDL
is a W3C standard
What
is UDDI?
UDDI
is a directory service where companies 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 web service interfaces described by WSDL
UDDI
communicates via SOAP
UDDI
is built into the Microsoft .NET platform
Reference
: http://www.w3schools.com
