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Figure 9: Position of Proxy Class in the Application That Consumes XML Web Services.
3.4.4 HTTPPost
In our prototype, we are using the HTTPPost to communicate (request/respond) with the client
side. SOAP can be also be accessed using HTTPGet but for common and easy development, we
use the HTTPPost. HTTPPost is commonly used to web based forms to send data between web
pages. A sample of HTTPPost message will look like as follow:
Snippet 5: Sample of the HTTP Post.
HTTPPost uses the method of passing arguments as Form data instead of encoded data in the
requesting URL, usually in query string form.
1. Use SOAP to
generate XML
message.
2. Send XML over
the Internet
Web Services
XML Data
XML Data
Proxy Class
Internet
3. Use SOAP to decipher
incoming XML message and
send return XML message.
Application