Class SOAPMessage
- java.lang.Object
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- javax.xml.soap.SOAPMessage
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public abstract class SOAPMessage extends Object
The root class for all SOAP messages. As transmitted on the "wire", a SOAP message is an XML document or a MIME message whose first body part is an XML/SOAP document.A
SOAPMessage
object consists of a SOAP part and optionally one or more attachment parts. The SOAP part for aSOAPMessage
object is aSOAPPart
object, which contains information used for message routing and identification, and which can contain application-specific content. All data in the SOAP Part of a message must be in XML format.A new
SOAPMessage
object contains the following by default:- A
SOAPPart
object - A
SOAPEnvelope
object - A
SOAPBody
object - A
SOAPHeader
object
SOAPMessage.getSOAPPart()
. TheSOAPEnvelope
object is retrieved from theSOAPPart
object, and theSOAPEnvelope
object is used to retrieve theSOAPBody
andSOAPHeader
objects.SOAPPart sp = message.getSOAPPart(); SOAPEnvelope se = sp.getEnvelope(); SOAPBody sb = se.getBody(); SOAPHeader sh = se.getHeader();
In addition to the mandatory
SOAPPart
object, aSOAPMessage
object may contain zero or moreAttachmentPart
objects, each of which contains application-specific data. TheSOAPMessage
interface provides methods for creatingAttachmentPart
objects and also for adding them to aSOAPMessage
object. A party that has received aSOAPMessage
object can examine its contents by retrieving individual attachment parts.Unlike the rest of a SOAP message, an attachment is not required to be in XML format and can therefore be anything from simple text to an image file. Consequently, any message content that is not in XML format must be in an
AttachmentPart
object.A
MessageFactory
object may createSOAPMessage
objects with behavior that is specialized to a particular implementation or application of SAAJ. For instance, aMessageFactory
object may produceSOAPMessage
objects that conform to a particular Profile such as ebXML. In this case aMessageFactory
object might produceSOAPMessage
objects that are initialized with ebXML headers.In order to ensure backward source compatibility, methods that are added to this class after version 1.1 of the SAAJ specification are all concrete instead of abstract and they all have default implementations. Unless otherwise noted in the JavaDocs for those methods the default implementations simply throw an
UnsupportedOperationException
and the SAAJ implementation code must override them with methods that provide the specified behavior. Legacy client code does not have this restriction, however, so long as there is no claim made that it conforms to some later version of the specification than it was originally written for. A legacy class that extends the SOAPMessage class can be compiled and/or run against succeeding versions of the SAAJ API without modification. If such a class was correctly implemented then it will continue to behave correctly relative to the version of the specification against which it was written.- See Also:
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MessageFactory
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Field Summary
Fields Modifier and Type Field and Description static String
CHARACTER_SET_ENCODING
Specifies the character type encoding for the SOAP Message.static String
WRITE_XML_DECLARATION
Specifies whether the SOAP Message will contain an XML declaration when it is sent.
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor and Description SOAPMessage()
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method and Description abstract void
addAttachmentPart(AttachmentPart AttachmentPart)
Adds the givenAttachmentPart
object to thisSOAPMessage
object.abstract int
countAttachments()
Gets a count of the number of attachments in this message.abstract AttachmentPart
createAttachmentPart()
Creates a new emptyAttachmentPart
object.AttachmentPart
createAttachmentPart(DataHandler dataHandler)
Creates anAttachmentPart
object and populates it using the givenDataHandler
object.AttachmentPart
createAttachmentPart(Object content, String contentType)
Creates anAttachmentPart
object and populates it with the specified data of the specified content type.abstract AttachmentPart
getAttachment(SOAPElement element)
Returns anAttachmentPart
object that is associated with an attachment that is referenced by thisSOAPElement
ornull
if no such attachment exists.abstract Iterator
getAttachments()
Retrieves all theAttachmentPart
objects that are part of thisSOAPMessage
object.abstract Iterator
getAttachments(MimeHeaders headers)
Retrieves all theAttachmentPart
objects that have header entries that match the specified headers.abstract String
getContentDescription()
Retrieves a description of thisSOAPMessage
object's content.abstract MimeHeaders
getMimeHeaders()
Returns all the transport-specific MIME headers for thisSOAPMessage
object in a transport-independent fashion.Object
getProperty(String property)
Retrieves value of the specified property.SOAPBody
getSOAPBody()
Gets the SOAP Body contained in thisSOAPMessage
object.SOAPHeader
getSOAPHeader()
Gets the SOAP Header contained in thisSOAPMessage
object.abstract SOAPPart
getSOAPPart()
Gets the SOAP part of thisSOAPMessage
object.abstract void
removeAllAttachments()
Removes allAttachmentPart
objects that have been added to thisSOAPMessage
object.abstract void
removeAttachments(MimeHeaders headers)
Removes all theAttachmentPart
objects that have header entries that match the specified headers.abstract void
saveChanges()
Updates thisSOAPMessage
object with all the changes that have been made to it.abstract boolean
saveRequired()
Indicates whether thisSOAPMessage
object needs to have the methodsaveChanges
called on it.abstract void
setContentDescription(String description)
Sets the description of thisSOAPMessage
object's content with the given description.void
setProperty(String property, Object value)
Associates the specified value with the specified property.abstract void
writeTo(OutputStream out)
Writes thisSOAPMessage
object to the given output stream.
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Field Detail
CHARACTER_SET_ENCODING
public static final String CHARACTER_SET_ENCODING
Specifies the character type encoding for the SOAP Message. Valid values include "utf-8" and "utf-16". See vendor documentation for additional supported values. The default is "utf-8".- Since:
- SAAJ 1.2
- See Also:
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SOAPMessage.setProperty
, Constant Field Values
WRITE_XML_DECLARATION
public static final String WRITE_XML_DECLARATION
Specifies whether the SOAP Message will contain an XML declaration when it is sent. The only valid values are "true" and "false". The default is "false".- Since:
- SAAJ 1.2
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SOAPMessage.setProperty
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Method Detail
setContentDescription
public abstract void setContentDescription(String description)
Sets the description of thisSOAPMessage
object's content with the given description.- Parameters:
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description
- aString
describing the content of this message - See Also:
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getContentDescription()
getContentDescription
public abstract String getContentDescription()
Retrieves a description of thisSOAPMessage
object's content.- Returns:
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a
String
describing the content of this message ornull
if no description has been set - See Also:
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setContentDescription(java.lang.String)
getSOAPPart
public abstract SOAPPart getSOAPPart()
Gets the SOAP part of thisSOAPMessage
object.SOAPMessage
object contains one or more attachments, the SOAP Part must be the first MIME body part in the message.- Returns:
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the
SOAPPart
object for thisSOAPMessage
object
getSOAPBody
public SOAPBody getSOAPBody() throws SOAPException
Gets the SOAP Body contained in thisSOAPMessage
object.- Returns:
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the
SOAPBody
object contained by thisSOAPMessage
object - Throws:
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SOAPException
- if the SOAP Body does not exist or cannot be retrieved - Since:
- SAAJ 1.2
getSOAPHeader
public SOAPHeader getSOAPHeader() throws SOAPException
Gets the SOAP Header contained in thisSOAPMessage
object.- Returns:
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the
SOAPHeader
object contained by thisSOAPMessage
object - Throws:
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SOAPException
- if the SOAP Header does not exist or cannot be retrieved - Since:
- SAAJ 1.2
removeAllAttachments
public abstract void removeAllAttachments()
Removes allAttachmentPart
objects that have been added to thisSOAPMessage
object.This method does not touch the SOAP part.
countAttachments
public abstract int countAttachments()
Gets a count of the number of attachments in this message. This count does not include the SOAP part.- Returns:
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the number of
AttachmentPart
objects that are part of thisSOAPMessage
object
getAttachments
public abstract Iterator getAttachments()
Retrieves all theAttachmentPart
objects that are part of thisSOAPMessage
object.- Returns:
- an iterator over all the attachments in this message
getAttachments
public abstract Iterator getAttachments(MimeHeaders headers)
Retrieves all theAttachmentPart
objects that have header entries that match the specified headers. Note that a returned attachment could have headers in addition to those specified.- Parameters:
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headers
- aMimeHeaders
object containing the MIME headers for which to search - Returns:
- an iterator over all attachments that have a header that matches one of the given headers
removeAttachments
public abstract void removeAttachments(MimeHeaders headers)
Removes all theAttachmentPart
objects that have header entries that match the specified headers. Note that the removed attachment could have headers in addition to those specified.- Parameters:
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headers
- aMimeHeaders
object containing the MIME headers for which to search - Since:
- SAAJ 1.3
getAttachment
public abstract AttachmentPart getAttachment(SOAPElement element) throws SOAPException
Returns anAttachmentPart
object that is associated with an attachment that is referenced by thisSOAPElement
ornull
if no such attachment exists. References can be made via anhref
attribute as described in SOAP Messages with Attachments, or via a singleText
child node containing a URI as described in the WS-I Attachments Profile 1.0 for elements of schema type ref:swaRef. These two mechanisms must be supported. The support for references viahref
attribute also implies that this method should also be supported on an element that is an xop:Include element ( XOP). other reference mechanisms may be supported by individual implementations of this standard. Contact your vendor for details.- Parameters:
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element
- TheSOAPElement
containing the reference to an Attachment - Returns:
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the referenced
AttachmentPart
or null if no suchAttachmentPart
exists or no reference can be found in thisSOAPElement
. - Throws:
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SOAPException
- if there is an error in the attempt to access the attachment - Since:
- SAAJ 1.3
addAttachmentPart
public abstract void addAttachmentPart(AttachmentPart AttachmentPart)
Adds the givenAttachmentPart
object to thisSOAPMessage
object. AnAttachmentPart
object must be created before it can be added to a message.- Parameters:
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AttachmentPart
- anAttachmentPart
object that is to become part of thisSOAPMessage
object - Throws:
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IllegalArgumentException
createAttachmentPart
public abstract AttachmentPart createAttachmentPart()
Creates a new emptyAttachmentPart
object. Note that the methodaddAttachmentPart
must be called with this newAttachmentPart
object as the parameter in order for it to become an attachment to thisSOAPMessage
object.- Returns:
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a new
AttachmentPart
object that can be populated and added to thisSOAPMessage
object
createAttachmentPart
public AttachmentPart createAttachmentPart(DataHandler dataHandler)
Creates anAttachmentPart
object and populates it using the givenDataHandler
object.- Parameters:
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dataHandler
- thejavax.activation.DataHandler
object that will generate the content for thisSOAPMessage
object - Returns:
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a new
AttachmentPart
object that contains data generated by the givenDataHandler
object - Throws:
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IllegalArgumentException
- if there was a problem with the specifiedDataHandler
object - See Also:
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DataHandler
,DataContentHandler
getMimeHeaders
public abstract MimeHeaders getMimeHeaders()
Returns all the transport-specific MIME headers for thisSOAPMessage
object in a transport-independent fashion.- Returns:
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a
MimeHeaders
object containing theMimeHeader
objects
createAttachmentPart
public AttachmentPart createAttachmentPart(Object content, String contentType)
Creates anAttachmentPart
object and populates it with the specified data of the specified content type. The type of theObject
should correspond to the value given for theContent-Type
.- Parameters:
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content
- anObject
containing the content for theAttachmentPart
object to be created -
contentType
- aString
object giving the type of content; examples are "text/xml", "text/plain", and "image/jpeg" - Returns:
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a new
AttachmentPart
object that contains the given data - Throws:
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IllegalArgumentException
- may be thrown if the contentType does not match the type of the content object, or if there was noDataContentHandler
object for the given content object - See Also:
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DataHandler
,DataContentHandler
saveChanges
public abstract void saveChanges() throws SOAPException
Updates thisSOAPMessage
object with all the changes that have been made to it. This method is called automatically whenwriteTo(OutputStream)
is called. However, if changes are made to a message that was received or to one that has already been sent, the methodsaveChanges
needs to be called explicitly in order to save the changes. The methodsaveChanges
also generates any changes that can be read back (for example, a MessageId in profiles that support a message id). All MIME headers in a message that is created for sending purposes are guaranteed to have valid values only aftersaveChanges
has been called.In addition, this method marks the point at which the data from all constituent
AttachmentPart
objects are pulled into the message.- Throws:
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- if there was a problem saving changes to this message.SOAPException
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SOAPException
saveRequired
public abstract boolean saveRequired()
Indicates whether thisSOAPMessage
object needs to have the methodsaveChanges
called on it.- Returns:
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true
ifsaveChanges
needs to be called;false
otherwise.
writeTo
public abstract void writeTo(OutputStream out) throws SOAPException, IOException
Writes thisSOAPMessage
object to the given output stream. The externalization format is as defined by the SOAP 1.1 with Attachments specification.If there are no attachments, just an XML stream is written out. For those messages that have attachments,
writeTo
writes a MIME-encoded byte stream.Note that this method does not write the transport-specific MIME Headers of the Message
- Parameters:
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out
- theOutputStream
object to which thisSOAPMessage
object will be written - Throws:
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IOException
- if an I/O error occurs -
SOAPException
- if there was a problem in externalizing this SOAP message
setProperty
public void setProperty(String property, Object value) throws SOAPException
Associates the specified value with the specified property. If there was already a value associated with this property, the old value is replaced.The valid property names include
WRITE_XML_DECLARATION
andCHARACTER_SET_ENCODING
. All of these standard SAAJ properties are prefixed by "javax.xml.soap". Vendors may also add implementation specific properties. These properties must be prefixed with package names that are unique to the vendor.Setting the property
WRITE_XML_DECLARATION
to"true"
will cause an XML Declaration to be written out at the start of the SOAP message. The default value of "false" suppresses this declaration.The property
CHARACTER_SET_ENCODING
defaults to the value"utf-8"
which causes the SOAP message to be encoded using UTF-8. SettingCHARACTER_SET_ENCODING
to"utf-16"
causes the SOAP message to be encoded using UTF-16.Some implementations may allow encodings in addition to UTF-8 and UTF-16. Refer to your vendor's documentation for details.
- Parameters:
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property
- the property with which the specified value is to be associated. -
value
- the value to be associated with the specified property - Throws:
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SOAPException
- if the property name is not recognized. - Since:
- SAAJ 1.2
getProperty
public Object getProperty(String property) throws SOAPException
Retrieves value of the specified property.- Parameters:
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property
- the name of the property to retrieve - Returns:
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the value associated with the named property or
null
if no such property exists. - Throws:
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SOAPException
- if the property name is not recognized. - Since:
- SAAJ 1.2
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