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Preface
Part I. Introduction to Web Services
1. Introduction
Introduction to Web Services
Web Service Architecture
XML Messaging
Service Description: WSDL
Service Discovery: UDDI
Service Transport
Security Considerations
All Together Now
Standards and Coherence
Part II. XML-RPC
2. XML-RPC Essentials
XML-RPC Overview
Why XML-RPC?
XML-RPC Technical Overview
Developing with XML-RPC
Beyond Simple Calls
Part III. SOAP
3. SOAP Essentials
SOAP 101
The SOAP Message
SOAP Encoding
SOAP via HTTP
SOAP and the W3C
SOAP Implementations
4. Apache SOAP Quick Start
Installing Apache SOAP
Hello, SOAP!
Deploying SOAP Services
The TcpTunnelGui Tool
Web Resources
5. Programming Apache SOAP
Working with Arrays
Working with JavaBeans
Working with Literal XML Documents
Handling SOAP Faults
Maintaining Session State
Part IV. WSDL
6. WSDL Essentials
The WSDL Specification
Basic WSDL Example: HelloService.wsdl
WSDL Invocation Tools, Part I
Basic WSDL Example: XMethods eBay Price Watcher Service
WSDL Invocation Tools, Part II
Automatically Generating WSDL Files
XML Schema Data Typing
Part V. UDDI
7. UDDI Essentials
Introduction to UDDI
Why UDDI?
UDDI Technical Overview
UDDI Data Model
Searching UDDI
Publishing to UDDI
UDDI Implementations
Web Resources
8. UDDI Inquiry API: Quick Reference
The UDDI Inquiry API
9. UDDI 4J
Getting Started
Finding and Retrieving UDDI Data
Publishing UDDI Data
UDDI4J Quick Reference API
Glossary
Index