Simple question on SOAP header

[serge calderara]

Dear all,

Within a web service you are able to receive or send soap header values.
Does the soap header could be a place to pass web service parameter function ?

If this is the case, wjat is the real benefits on passing paramter value in
sop header rather that function parameter ?

Thanks for your reply
regards
serge

[Martin Kulov]

"serge calderara" <se************@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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Dear all,

Within a web service you are able to receive or send soap header values.
Does the soap header could be a place to pass web service parameter
function ?

If this is the case, wjat is the real benefits on passing paramter value
in
sop header rather that function parameter ?

Hi Serge,

IMHO is a design issue that you must resolve depending on your specific
requirements. Either way the basic goal is one - passing values. If you are
going to implement a small framework in your project and you can call your
web services from one central location may be it is better to use soap
headers. That way you will minimize method arguments, but it will be harder
to debug unless you provide some mechanism for this.
If you need to expose this web service for various devices and client may be
it is better to pass the value as an argument to each of your methods. Your
callers will be much happier :).
Still the decision is up to you.

Regards,

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Martin Kulov
http://www.codeattest.com/blogs/martin

MCAD Charter Member
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[serge calderara]

hi, thnaks for your comment,

But then I could not see any difference then on passing parmater within soap
heder or public function to a web service. Sopa header is not even a big deal
to handle, to debug may be it is.

I am trying to find out a real guide lines information which could help.
In a similar way when you nee to select a communication protocol. Example
need fat reply means binary formater.

If anyone else have any ide thanks to post
regards
serge

"Martin Kulov" wrote:

"serge calderara" <se************@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:97**********************************@microsof t.com...

Dear all,

Within a web service you are able to receive or send soap header values.
Does the soap header could be a place to pass web service parameter
function ?

If this is the case, wjat is the real benefits on passing paramter value
in
sop header rather that function parameter ?

Hi Serge,

IMHO is a design issue that you must resolve depending on your specific
requirements. Either way the basic goal is one - passing values. If you are
going to implement a small framework in your project and you can call your
web services from one central location may be it is better to use soap
headers. That way you will minimize method arguments, but it will be harder
to debug unless you provide some mechanism for this.
If you need to expose this web service for various devices and client may be
it is better to pass the value as an argument to each of your methods. Your
callers will be much happier :).
Still the decision is up to you.

Regards,

--
Martin Kulov
http://www.codeattest.com/blogs/martin

MCAD Charter Member
MCSD.NET Early Achiever
MCSD