org.apache.soap.transport
Interface SOAPTransport

All Known Subinterfaces:

OracleSOAPTransport

All Known Implementing Classes:

FilterTransport, OracleSOAPHTTPConnection, SOAPHTTPConnection, SOAPSMTPConnection

public interface SOAPTransport

This interface is an abstraction of the transport layer that's carrying the messages.

send

public void send(java.net.URL sendTo,
                 java.lang.String action,
                 java.util.Hashtable headers,
Envelope env,
SOAPMappingRegistry smr,
SOAPContext ctx)
          throws SOAPException

This method is used to request that an envelope be sent.

Parameters:

sendTo - the URL to send the envelope to

action - the SOAPAction header field value

headers - any other header fields to go to as protocol headers

env - the envelope to send

smr - the XML<->Java type mapping registry (passed on)

ctx - the request SOAPContext

Throws:

SOAPException - with appropriate reason code if problem

receive

public java.io.BufferedReader receive()

Return a buffered reader to receive back the response to whatever was sent to whatever.

Returns:

a reader to read the results from or null if that's not possible.

getHeaders

public java.util.Hashtable getHeaders()

Return access to headers generated by the protocol.

Returns:

a hashtable containing all the headers

getResponseSOAPContext

public SOAPContext getResponseSOAPContext()

Return the SOAPContext associated with the response.

Returns:

response SOAPContext