1. Web Services On Demand Guide
  2. Web Services Core Technologies

Web Services Core Technologies

The Web services core technologies are a set of standards-based technologies that include:

  • Extensible Markup Language (XML). The standard markup language that allows the definition of message structures and facilitates the passing of data between software applications.

  • Web Services Description Language (WSDL). The XML-formatted language that is used to describe a Web service. A WSDL file defines the available methods, message structures, and network addresses required for using a specific Web service.

  • Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP). The XML-based protocol that is used to send Web services request and response messages. Web services messages are sent between the customer implementation of Web services and the SOAP handler on the Oracle Web Server.

For more information on Web services technologies, see:http://www.w3.org/2002/ws