Web Service Method Properties

When the Web Service method check box is selected in the operation property sheet, a Web Method tab is displayed. The Web Method tab in the operation property sheet includes the following properties:

Property	Description
SOAP extension class	Used for .NET. At creation of the class, new default functions are added. In .NET, a method can have a SOAP extension class to handle the serialization and de-serialization for the method and to handle security of other SOAP extensions features. You can use the tools to the right of the list to create an object, browse the complete tree of available objects or view the properties of the currently selected object
WSDL data type	Data type for the return type. It includes basic data types from the object language and complex data types from the WSDL Schema. You can click the Properties tool beside this box to display the WSDL Schema tab of the component property sheet. This tab shows the contents of the WSDL schema

Property

Description

SOAP extension class

Used for .NET. At creation of the class, new default functions are added. In .NET, a method can have a SOAP extension class to handle the serialization and de-serialization for the method and to handle security of other SOAP extensions features. You can use the tools to the right of the list to create an object, browse the complete tree of available objects or view the properties of the currently selected object

WSDL data type

Data type for the return type. It includes basic data types from the object language and complex data types from the WSDL Schema. You can click the Properties tool beside this box to display the WSDL Schema tab of the component property sheet. This tab shows the contents of the WSDL schema

The SOAP Input tab defines the name and schema of the SOAP input message element.

The SOAP Output tab defines the name and schema of the SOAP output message element.

The SOAP Fault tab defines the default name and schema of the SOAP fault message element.