javax.xml.soap

Class SOAPConnection

public abstract class SOAPConnection extends Object

A point-to-point connection that a client can use for sending messages directly to a remote party (represented by a URL, for instance).

A client can obtain a SOAPConnection object simply by calling the following static method.


      SOAPConnection con = SOAPConnection.newInstance();

A SOAPConnection object can be used to send messages directly to a URL following the request/response paradigm. That is, messages are sent using the method call, which sends the message and then waits until it gets a reply.

Constructor Summary
	SOAPConnection()

Method Summary
abstract SOAPMessage	call(SOAPMessage request, Object endpoint) Sends the given message to the specified endpoint and blocks until it has returned the response.
abstract void	close() Closes this `SOAPConnection` object.

Constructor Detail

SOAPConnection

public SOAPConnection()

Method Detail

call

public abstract SOAPMessage call(SOAPMessage request, Object endpoint)

Sends the given message to the specified endpoint and blocks until it has returned the response.

Parameters: request the SOAPMessage object to be sent endpoint an Object that identifies where the message should be sent. It is required to support Objects of type java.lang.String, java.net.URL, and when JAXM is present javax.xml.messaging.URLEndpoint

Returns: the SOAPMessage object that is the response to the message that was sent

Throws: SOAPException if there is a SOAP error

close

public abstract void close()

Closes this SOAPConnection object.

Throws: SOAPException if there is a SOAP error