mx.rpc.soap.mxml.WebService - Adobe® Flex® 4 Language Reference (Flex 4)

Package	mx.rpc.soap.mxml
Class	public dynamic class WebService
Inheritance	WebService WebService AbstractWebService AbstractService Proxy Object
Implements	IMXMLSupport, IMXMLObject

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The <mx:WebService> tag gives you access to the operations of SOAP-compliant web services.

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The <mx:WebService> tag accepts the following tag attributes:

 <mx:WebService
   Properties
   concurrency="multiple|single|last"
   destination="No default."
   id="No default."
   serviceName="No default."
   showBusyCursor="false|true"
   makeObjectsBindable="false|true"
   useProxy="false|true"
   wsdl="No default."
 
   Events
   fault="No default."
   result="No default."
 />

An <mx:WebService> tag can have multiple <mx:operation> tags, which have the following tag attributes:

 <mx:operation
   Properties
   concurrency="multiple|single|last"
   name=No default, required.
   resultFormat="object|xml|e4x"
   makeObjectsBindable="false|true"
 
   
   Events
   fault=No default.
   result=No default.
 />

An <mx:Operation> tag contains an <mx:request> tag. To specify an XML structure in an <mx:request> tag, you must set the value of the tag's format attribute to "xml". Otherwise, the body is converted into Objects.

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Public Properties

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	Property		Defined By
		channelSet : ChannelSet Provides access to the ChannelSet used by the service.	AbstractService
		concurrency : String Value that indicates how to handle multiple calls to the same service.	WebService
		constructor : Object A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.	Object
		convertParametersHandler : Function An optional function, primarily intended for framework developers who need to install a function to get called with the parameters passed to each webservice operation invocation.	AbstractWebService
		convertResultHandler : Function An optional function, primarily intended for framework developers who need to install a hook to process the results of an operation before notifying the result handlers.	AbstractWebService
		description : String The description of the service for the currently active port.	AbstractWebService
		destination : String [override] The destination of the service.	AbstractWebService
		endpointURI : String The location of the WebService.	AbstractWebService
		headers : Array [read-only] Returns the array of SOAPHeaders registered for the WebService.	AbstractWebService
		httpHeaders : Object Custom HTTP headers to be sent to the SOAP endpoint.	AbstractWebService
		makeObjectsBindable : Boolean When this value is true, anonymous objects returned are forced to bindable objects.	AbstractWebService
		managers : Array The managers property stores a list of data managers which modify the behavior of this service.	AbstractService
		operations : Object The Operations array is usually only set by the MXML compiler if you create a service using an MXML tag.	AbstractService
		port : String Specifies the port within the WSDL document that this WebService should use.	AbstractWebService
		protocol : String Deprecated: Please Use channelSet [write-only] Deprecated, use the appropriate destination instead, or if using a url, use DefaultHTTP or DefaultHTTPS.	WebService
		prototype : Object [static] A reference to the prototype object of a class or function object.	Object
		ready : Boolean [read-only] Specifies whether the WebService is ready to make requests.	AbstractWebService
		requestTimeout : int Provides access to the request timeout in seconds for sent messages.	AbstractService
		rootURL : String The URL that the WebService should use when computing relative URLs.	AbstractWebService
		service : String Specifies the service within the WSDL document that this WebService should use.	AbstractWebService
		serviceName : String Deprecated: Please Use destination	WebService
		showBusyCursor : Boolean If true, a busy cursor is displayed while a service is executing.	WebService
		useProxy : Boolean Specifies whether to use the Flex proxy service.	AbstractWebService
		wsdl : String The location of the WSDL document for this WebService.	WebService
		xmlSpecialCharsFilter : Function Custom function to be used to escape XML special characters before encoding any simple content.	AbstractWebService

Public Methods

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	Method		Defined By
		WebService(destination:String = null) Creates a new WebService component.	WebService
		addHeader(header:Object):void Adds a header that will be applied to all operations of this web service.	AbstractWebService
		addSimpleHeader(qnameLocal:String, qnameNamespace:String, headerName:String, headerValue:String):void Add a header that will be applied to all operations of this WebService.	AbstractWebService
		canLoadWSDL():Boolean Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the WebService is ready to load a WSDL (does it have a valid destination or wsdl specified).	WebService
		clearHeaders():void Clears the headers that applied to all operations.	AbstractWebService
		disconnect():void Disconnects the service's network connection and removes any pending request responders.	AbstractService
		getHeader(qname:QName, headerName:String = null):SOAPHeader Returns a header if a match is found based on QName, localName, and URI.	AbstractWebService
		getOperation(name:String):AbstractOperation [override] Returns an Operation of the given name.	WebService
		hasOwnProperty(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.	Object
		initialize():void Called to initialize the service.	AbstractService
		initialized(document:Object, id:String):void Called automatically by the MXML compiler if the WebService is setup using a tag.	WebService
		isPrototypeOf(theClass:Object):Boolean Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified as the parameter.	Object
		loadWSDL(uri:String = null):void Instructs the WebService to download the WSDL document.	WebService
		logout():void Logs the user out of the destination.	AbstractService
		propertyIsEnumerable(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.	Object
		removeHeader(qname:QName, headerName:String = null):void Removes the header with the given QName from all operations.	AbstractWebService
		setCredentials(username:String, password:String, charset:String = null):void Sets the credentials for the destination accessed by the service when using Data Services on the server side.	AbstractService
		setPropertyIsEnumerable(name:String, isEnum:Boolean = true):void Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.	Object
		setRemoteCredentials(remoteUsername:String, remotePassword:String, charset:String = null):void [override] The username and password to authenticate a user when accessing the webservice.	AbstractWebService
		toLocaleString():String Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions.	Object
		toString():String Represents an instance of WebService as a String, describing important properties such as the destination id and the set of channels assigned.	WebService
		valueOf():Object Returns the primitive value of the specified object.	Object

Protected Methods

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	Method		Defined By
		initializeOperation(operation:Operation):void Initializes a new Operation.	WebService

Events

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	Summary	Defined By
fault	The fault event is dispatched when a service call fails and isn't handled by the Operation itself.	AbstractService
invoke	The invoke event is dispatched when a service Operation is invoked so long as an Error is not thrown before the Channel attempts to send the message.	AbstractService
load	The LoadEvent.LOAD is dispatched when the WSDL document has loaded successfully.	WebService
result	The result event is dispatched when a service call successfully returns and isn't handled by the Operation itself.	AbstractService

Public Constants

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	Constant		Defined By
		DEFAULT_DESTINATION_HTTP : String = "DefaultHTTP" [static]	WebService
		DEFAULT_DESTINATION_HTTPS : String = "DefaultHTTPS" [static]	WebService

Property Detail

concurrency

property

concurrency:String

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Value that indicates how to handle multiple calls to the same service. The default value is multiple. The following values are permitted:

multiple - Existing requests are not cancelled, and the developer is responsible for ensuring the consistency of returned data by carefully managing the event stream. This is the default.
single - Making only one request at a time is allowed on the method; additional requests made while a request is outstanding are immediately faulted on the client and are not sent to the server.
last - Making a request causes the client to ignore a result or fault for any current outstanding request. Only the result or fault for the most recent request will be dispatched on the client. This may simplify event handling in the client application, but care should be taken to only use this mode when results or faults for requests may be safely ignored.

Implementation
public function get concurrency():String
public function set concurrency(value:String):void

protocol

property

protocol:String [write-only]

Deprecated: Please Use channelSet

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Deprecated, use the appropriate destination instead, or if using a url, use DefaultHTTP or DefaultHTTPS. The deprecated behavior will simply update the destination if the default is being used.

Implementation
public function set protocol(value:String):void

serviceName

property

serviceName:String

Deprecated: Please Use destination

Implementation
public function get serviceName():String
public function set serviceName(value:String):void

showBusyCursor

property

showBusyCursor:Boolean

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

If true, a busy cursor is displayed while a service is executing. The default value is false.

Implementation
public function get showBusyCursor():Boolean
public function set showBusyCursor(value:Boolean):void

Constructor Detail

WebService

()

Constructor

public function WebService(destination:String = null)

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Creates a new WebService component.

Parameters

destination:String (default = null) — The destination of the WebService, which should match a destination name in the services-config.xml file. If unspecified, the WebService component uses the DefaultHTTP destination.

Method Detail

getOperation

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method

override public function getOperation(name:String):AbstractOperation

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Returns an Operation of the given name. If the Operation wasn't created beforehand, a new mx.rpc.soap.mxml.Operation is created during this call. Operations are usually accessible by simply naming them after the service variable (myService.someOperation), but if your Operation name happens to match a defined method on the service (like setCredentials), you can use this method to get the Operation instead.

Parameters

name:String — Name of the Operation.

Returns

AbstractOperation — Operation that executes for this name.

initialized

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method

public function initialized(document:Object, id:String):void

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Called automatically by the MXML compiler if the WebService is setup using a tag. If you create the WebService through ActionScript you may want to call this method yourself as it is useful for validating any arguments.

Parameters

	`document:Object` — the MXML document on which this WebService lives

	`id:String` — the id of this WebService within the document

Examples ( How to use this example )

WebServiceExample.mxml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- Simple example to demonstrate the WebService tag. -->
<s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" 
     xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" 
     xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx">

    <!--  Make sure the Flex Data Services proxy-config.xml file contains 
          the following definition: 

        <destination id="DefaultHTTP">
            <properties>
                <dynamic-url>http://ws.invesbot.com</dynamic-url>
            </properties>
        </destination>
    -->

    <fx:Script>
        <![CDATA[
            import mx.controls.Alert;        
        ]]>    
    </fx:Script>

    <fx:Declarations>
        <mx:WebService id="WS" wsdl="http://ws.invesbot.com/stockquotes.asmx?WSDL"
            useProxy="true"
            fault="Alert.show(event.fault.faultString), 'Error'">
            <mx:operation name="GetQuote" resultFormat="object">
                <mx:request>
                    <symbol>{stockSymbol.text}</symbol>
                </mx:request>
            </mx:operation>
        </mx:WebService>
    </fx:Declarations>

    <mx:Panel title="WebService Example" height="75%" width="75%" 
        paddingTop="10" paddingBottom="10" paddingLeft="10" paddingRight="10">
    
        <mx:Label width="100%"  color="blue"
            text="Enter a stock symbol to obtain a quote."/>
    
        <mx:TextInput id="stockSymbol" text="ADBE"/>
        <mx:Button label="Get Quote" click="WS.GetQuote.send()"/>
    
        <mx:Text htmlText="Company: {WS.GetQuote.lastResult.GetQuoteResult.StockQuote.Company}"/>
        <mx:Text htmlText="Current price: ${WS.GetQuote.lastResult.GetQuoteResult.StockQuote.Price}"/>
    </mx:Panel>    
</s:Application>