Oracle PL/SQL Web service - dynamic parameters... possible?

Question

Oracle 11.2.0.3 - newbie on web services!
Currently we have a pl/sql web service taking in 2 static parameters and returning a varchar2 response.
I was asked today if it's possible for a web service to take in a dynamic set of parameters and return a corresponding set of results. It's as if I need to pass the web service a table with two columns and return a table of one column.
For example:
                    Input                          Output
          1 2                             3
          3 4                             7
          5 6                            11output being in XML of course. It is possible?
p.s. I posted this in OC4J also - no response hence the re-post !

Answer 1

Parameters relate to procedures. Web Services require XML messages.
Where are the parameters coming from? You cannot pass a dynamic number of parameters into a procedure, but you can pass a structured type as a parameter which can contain multiple values, whether that is an array/collection type or an XML document itself.
Just package up the values into the XML and pass it to the web service.
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