So JAX-RPC is an implementation of SOAP. What is XML-RPC? Is it a spec or implementation? Does JAX-RPC stand for Java API for XML-RPC?
~rf --- Anne Thomas Manes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What is the difference between SOAP and JAX-RPCSOAP > is a language- and > platform-independent XML protocol. The current > version of the specification > (SOAP 1.1 -- see http://www.w3.org/TR/SOAP/) was > developed by Developmentor, > Lotus, IBM, Microsoft, and Userland. There are > approximately 70 > implementations of this specification available for > many different languages > (see > http://www.soapware.org/directory/4/implementations). > W3C is in the > process of defining a standard XML Protocol called > SOAP 1.2. (see > http://www.w3.org/2000/xp/Group/) > > The SOAP specifications don't specify any > language-specific APIs. Therefore > each implementation defines its own API. The Java > community > (http://www.jcp.org) decided to develop a set of > standard Java APIs for > SOAP. There are three of them (see > http://java.sun.com/webservices/webservicespack.html): > - JAX-RPC: the standard API that makes SOAP look and > feel a lot like RMI -- > it supports WSDL > - JAXM: an XML-oriented API that does not support > WSDL and assumes that the > application constructs the XML message. > - SAAJ: a low-level API that lets the application > work directly with the > SOAP message structure. > > Anne > -----Original Message----- > From: Sochea Meas (LMC) > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 6:52 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: What is the difference between SOAP and > JAX-RPC > > > Hi all! > > Does anyone can tell me what's the > difference between SOAP and > JAX-RPC? I've read documents found on the internet > and on Apache web site > but can't figure out the difference. > > I am not sure if I am asking this question in the > appropriate mailing > list. If not, please let me know. > > > > Cheer, > > > > > ----- > Sochea MEAS, intern > LMC/JG/A department > Ericsson Communication Canada > > telephone: 514-345-7900 ext. 3432 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com
