mithilesh kumar singh

What is SOAP?

SOAP (simple object access protocol) is a remote function call that invokes the method and executes them on the Remote machine and translates the object communication into XML format. In short, SOAP is a way by which method calls are translated into XML format and sent via HTTP.

What is WSDL? 

WSDL stands for Web Service Description Language, a standard by which a web service can tell clients what messages it accepts and which results it will return.

WSDL contains every detail regarding using web service and Method and Properties provided by web service and URLs from which those methods can be accessed and Data Types used.

What is UDDI?

UDDI allows you to find web services by connecting to a directory.

What is Discovery or .Disco Files?

Discovery files are used to group common services together on a web server. Discovery files.Disco and.VsDisco are XML based files that contain a link in the form of URLs to resources that provides discovery information for a web service. Disco File contains URL for the WSDL, URL for the documentation and URL to which SOAP messages should be sent.

The DISCO file typically points to a WSDL source that in turn points to the actual Web Service. When one searches for the Web Services, it will go to the DISCO which gives actual information for the particular Web services. It has .disco file extension. It is an XML document which contains a link to another resource