One potential argument against "XML in and XML out" is that this is more work for the consumer / client. They have to covert build an XML packet to submit to the web service and then they have to parse / validate / pull apart the XML packet which I return to them. Where as if I was to use the scenario where your input and output parameters are strings, numbers, arrays, objects etc (and let CF covert them to their SOAP equivalents - which Kai obviously hates) then surely it would be easier for the consumer.
>From experience with web services that I've consumed in the past the web service must be returning SOAP data types to CF because I end up with a object which as you unpack it you get objects within objects and eventually you get down to the string, numbers, arrays etc. This makes sense to me because otherwise I'd have to parse the returned XML and then convert it all into CF data types before I could do anything with it (i.e. store some of it in the DB and display some of it to the user). What have other people experienced? Cheers Matthew On Nov 11, 2:41 pm, Kai Koenig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah, Dream on! :-) > > Well - they are coverted to SOAP equivalents, nothing wrong so far. > > As Steve has pointed out - there are various complex issues when it > comes to complex data types cross-platform interoperability - converting > types to .NET is one of the easier tasks. Start about including proper > webservice security, authentication etc. and you're totally lost with > CF. > > CF's Axis-integration follows the code-first principle, i.e. you write > code > and "all the magic" (WSDL) is done for you. Unfortunately that's one > of the worst approaches one could follow when it comes to web services, > it should always be "contract first" and the implementations should be > derived from a shared interface in WSDL. > > CF to CF webservices though are expected to work fine. When it comes > to any serious webservice integration with CF though (WS-*, complex > types to .NET etc.) I'd not use it or rather go with a custom XML API. > > Cheer > Kai > > > > > "All CF datatypes are converted to SOAP equivalents" > > _________________________________________________ > Kai Koenig - Ventego Creative Ltd > ph: +64 4 476 6781 - mob: +64 21 928 365 / +61 450 132 117 > web:http://www.ventego-creative.co.nz > blog:http://www.bloginblack.de > > _________________________________________________ > Kai Koenig - Ventego Creative Ltd > ph: +64 4 476 6781 - mob: +64 21 928 365 / +61 450 132 117 > web:http://www.ventego-creative.co.nz > blog:http://www.bloginblack.de --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
