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Java and SOAP
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by Robert Englander
Sales Rank: 382006
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List Price: $44.99
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Paperback: 276 pages
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.; 1st edition May 15, 2002
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0596001754
ISBN-13: 978-0596001759
Product Dimensions:
9.1 x 7 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
Product Description
"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 acustom 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.
About The Author
Robert Englander is Principal Engineer and President of MindStream Software, Inc. (www.mindstrm.com). He provides consulting services in software architecture, design, and development, as well as developing frameworks for use on client projects. His focus is in the areas of component architectures and distributed systems. Rob has built software in Java and C++ for clients ranging from small shops to large organizations. He has spoken at industry conferences, written articles for magazines and journals, and is the author of the OReilly book Developing Java Beans.
Customer Reviews & Comments
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 for the service (will one instance of the class be used for all calls or each call create a new object). The author also uses two different servers for implementation, Apache SOAP and GLUE. This allows us to see how implementations may differ. But one thing to know is that the book covers _only_ SOAP. There is one chapter about WSDL and no UDDI. There is no mention of EJB, JMS, and only a very light introduction to JAX-RPC. An exemple of how to call a .NET service is given, but no exemple of how to build a service that will be compatible with .NET clients. But personally, I prefer a book that covers only one subject, but covers it toroughly. The only thing I found lacking was the coverage of Message style web services. There is only a small 10 pages about the subject. If you are new to web services, I would recommend buying first a book like Building web services for Java to get a good idea of all pieces, and then this one to get all the details you will need about SOAP when you put your knowledge to work. Now is there a good book that covers JAX-RPC and JAXM??
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Java and SOAP
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