Use the Web Service Explorer
You can use the Web Services Explorer in Eclipse to see the Web service in action:
- In the list of available services, click
BookLegacy .
This displays the WSDL in XML format.
- Copy the URL http://localhost:8080/DynWebTest1/services/BookLegacy?wsdl from the field at the top of the browser.
- Click
.
This opens the Web Services Explorer view.
- In the top-right of the Web Service Explorer page, click
WSDL Page icon
.
Note: You need to click the Refresh icon
if the operation or action is not displayed first time.
This displays WSDL Main in the Navigator pane of the Web Service Explorer.
- Click
WSDL Main.
This displays Open WSDL in the Actions pane of the Web Service Explorer.
- Paste the copied URL into the
WSDL URL field, and then click
Go.
This displays the WSDL Binding Details, which includes a list of all the operations and endpoints.
- In the
Name column, click
readBook.
This displays Invoke a WSDL Operation in the Actions pane.
- In the stockNo field, type 1111, and then click Go.
- The results are displayed in the Status pane of the Web Service Explorer.
- Clicking on addBook brings up a form to enter the details for a new book. You can see how the Explorer has used the WSDL to generate a form for this operation.
- Enter the details of this book and click
Go.
Title: The Hobbit Type: Fiction Author: J. R. R. Tolkien StockNo: 7777 ISBN: 0007487282 Retail: 9.99 Onhand: 10 Sold: 20 - The book details should be returned in the Status pane.
- Try the other operations in the Navigator pane.