Sunday, March 30, 2008

SOAP Tutorial

SOAP is a simple XML-based protocol to let applications exchange information over HTTP.

In our SOAP tutorial, you will learn what SOAP is, and how it uses XML to exchange information between applications.

SOAP is a simple XML based protocol to let applications exchange information over HTTP.

Or more simply: SOAP is a protocol for accessing a Web Service.

What You Should Already Know

Before you study SOAP you should have a basic understanding of XML and XML Namespaces.

What is SOAP?

  • 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 will be developed as a W3C standard
For more Visit: http://w3schools.com/soap

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