Returning data with a doc style web service

Question

How does one return information using a "Document" style Web Service? WLS 8.1 restricts
you to a single "in" parameter. Do I return information by using the "return"
value from the Web Service (assuming it's synchronous)? If so, what are the restrictions
on the return value. I've read the WLS 8.1 Programming Web Services document but
it's pretty lite in the area of Document style Web Services.
Thanks.

Answer 1

WLS 8.1 supports two document styles:
#1 document literal
#2 document wrapped literal
In the case of #1 a web service method can only
take zero or one argument. There can be a return
type (or void). The (single) argument or return type
could be any supported type, or user defined complex
types (java beans). In #1 the dispatch is done based
on the incoming document and not based on the name
of the method. You can find an example for this at:
http://manojc.com/?sample13
In the case of #2 a web service method can have
any number of arguments. The WS container will
wrap the method in to a complexType. Here,
method name will be the name of the complexType
and arguments will be added as elements of the
complexType. In this case dispatch is done
based on the method name. An example here:
http://manojc.com/?sample14
Regards,
-manoj
"Jack Ottofaro" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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How does one return information using a "Document" style Web Service? WLS8.1 restricts
you to a single "in" parameter. Do I return information by using the"return"
value from the Web Service (assuming it's synchronous)? If so, what arethe restrictions
on the return value. I've read the WLS 8.1 Programming Web Servicesdocument but
it's pretty lite in the area of Document style Web Services.
Thanks.