Java and SOAP

By Robert Englander

Book Overview

Java and SOAP provides Java developers with an in-depth look at SOAP (the Simple Object Access Protocol). Of course, it covers the basics: what SOAP is, why it's soared to a spot on the Buzzwords' Top Ten list, and what its features and capabilities are. And it shows you how to work with some of the more common Java APIs in the SOAP world: Apache SOAP and GLUE. In addition to covering the basics such as the structure of a SOAP message, SOAP encoding, and building simple services using RPC and messaging, Java and SOAP covers many topics that are essential to real-world development. Although SOAP has native support for an impressive number of object types, the nature of modern programming means that whatever SOAP gives you is not enough. When do you need to add support for your own object types, and how do you do it? How do you handle errors, and how do you add your own information to Fault messages? How do you handle attachments? In an ideal world, you could live entirely within Java, and ignore the SOAP messages being send back and forth: you'd be able to write Java code and let the SOAP APIs work behind the scenes. However, we're not yet in that ideal world, and won't be for some time. Therefore, Java and SOAP pays particular attention to how SOAP messages are encoded. It doesn't just explain the document types, but shows how the documents are used in practice as they are generated by the different APIs. If you ever have to debug interoperability problems, you'll find that this information is indispensable. We've always found that the best software is written by people who understand what's happening under the hood. SOAP is no different. Let's say you need to write a custom serializer to create a SOAP representation of a structure. How do you know that your encoding is efficient? There's one definitive answer: look at the SOAP documents it produces Java and SOAP also discusses interoperability between the major SOAP platforms, including Microsoft's .NET, SOAP messaging, SOAP attachments, message routing, and a preview of the forthcoming AXIS APIs and server. If you're a Java developer who would like to start working with SOAP, this is the book you need to get going.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0596001754
• ISBN13: 9780596001759
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Beginner book for using SOAP for Java

With a lot of sample and figure, excellent for new guys on using Java on SOAP. Though printed in 2002 against SOAP 1.1, it's still very helpful.

Good for newbies....

Overview -SOAP is what makes the Web Services clock go around. In fact, SOAP can easily be used as a stand-alone channel without incurring the overheads of publish-find-and-bind cycle apparent in Web Services. Java's ever growing XML support makes it a language of choice for anyone considering implementing SOAP.Why you should read this book -Whether you are writing a new SOAP service or simply using an existing one, understanding...

This book helped me out a lot...

If you are a Java developer and are wondering what all the hype is about surrounding web services and SOAP, you owe it to yourself to get this book. Robert Englander doesn't waste time trying to teach you Java first. He dives right in to what SOAP is, what the different related technologies are surrounding SOAP, and explanations on two different implementations of SOAP (Apache SOAP and GLUE). Once the introductions are...

Excellent introduction to SOAP for Java Developers

This book provides just what an experienced Java developer needs to know to hit the ground running developing Java SOAP clients and/or servers. A very efficient introduction. I highly recommend this book.

Very good coverage of SOAP with Java

I'm a java programmer and I've started learning Web services. I've already read Building Web services with Java. That book gives a good introduction to SOAP, WSDL and UDDI, but does not cover them in enough details. Java and SOAP coverage of Soap is very extensive. I've found many things that were not covered in Building web services for Java. For exemple, the fact that when you deploy a web service, you can specify the scope...