WebSphere Message Service Clients: Web Services Client for C++, Version 1.0.1 Operating Systems: Linux, Windows

Glossary

This glossary defines terms as they are used in the context of Web Services Client for C++.

ANSI
American National Standard for Information Systems
API
Application Programming Interface
AXISCPP_DEPLOY
Environment variable that points to the installation directory, referred to as <inst_dir> in this documentation
client engine
A set of libraries that are made available at runtime to the client stubs
DLL
Dynamic Link Library
handler
A library component that has the ability to manipulate a SOAP message, thus allowing the user to customize or extend any message components. Handlers are invoked either just before a request message is transmitted or just after a response message has been received
global handler
A handler that is called regardless of the web service or message name
GSKit
Global Security Kit, IBM's SSL component
HTTP
HyperText Transfer Protocol
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
JAX-RPC
Java API for XML-Based RPC
pivot point
The point where a message is either written on to or read from the wire
post-pivot handler
A handler that works on a response message after it has been received
pre-pivot handler
A handler that works on a request message that is to be transmitted
RPC
Remote Procedure Call
secure endpoint URL
Endpoint beginning with https
service handler
A handler that is specific to the web service with which it is associated
SOAP
Simple Object Access Protocol
SSL
Secure Sockets Layer
TCPIP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
wire
All the underlying components that are responsible for physically sending or receiving a message on the web
WSDD
Web Service Deployment Descriptor. An XML style file containing information that Web Services Client for C++ uses as it builds request messages and decodes response messages
WSDL
Web Service Description Language. WSDLs are XML files containing all the information relating to services that are available at a particular location on the internet
WSDL2Ws
Java tool that converts a WSDL into a set of C++ client stubs that can be called by the client application
XML
eXtensible Mark-up Language
XML4C
eXtensible Mark-up Language for C/C++
XSD
XML Schema Definition

Concept topic

Terms of Use | Rate this page

Last updated: 6 Dec 2005

© Copyright IBM Corporation 2005. All Rights Reserved.