WSDL binding

WSDL is an XML-based language used to describe Web Services and how to access Web Services.

WSDL binding syntax

WSDL bindings define the message format and protocol details for a web service.

WSDL binding example

<message name="getTermRequest">
  <part name="term" type="xs:string"/>
</message>
<message name="getTermResponse">
  <part name="value" type="xs:string"/>
</message>
<portType name="glossaryTerms">
  <operation name="getTerm">
    <input message="getTermRequest"/>
    <output message="getTermResponse"/>
  </operation>
</portType>
<binding type="glossaryTerms" name="b1">
   <soap:binding style="document"
   transport="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/http" />
   <operation>
     <soap:operation soapAction="http://example.com/getTerm"/>
     <input><soap:body use="literal"/></input>
     <output><soap:body use="literal"/></output>
  </operation>
</binding>