Web Services Description Language (WSDL) reference

A WSDL document defines services as collections of network endpoints, or ports. In WSDL, the abstract definition of endpoints and messages is separated from their concrete network deployment or data format bindings. This allows the reuse of abstract definitions: messages, which are abstract descriptions of the data being exchanged, and port types which are abstract collections of operations.

The concrete protocol and data format specifications for a particular port type constitutes a reusable binding. A port is defined by associating a network address with a reusable binding, and a collection of ports define a service. Hence, a WSDL document uses the following elements in the definition of network services:

For more information on WSDL, refer to

www.w3.org/TR/wsdl

The various WSDL elements can be structured in many ways. It can be in one single WSDL file or in multiple WSDL files.

Parent topic: Web Services Description Language (WSDL)

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