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34 questions linked to/from Representational state transfer (REST) and Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
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I currently figure out the similar is both using internet protocol (HTTP) to exchange data between consumer and provider. The difference is: SOAP is a XML-based message protocol, while REST is an ...
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If given a REST or SOAP webservices URL, how can we find the method it offers. For ex: http://ipAddress:port/projectName/services
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I have read articles about the differences between SOAP and REST as a web service communication protocol, but I think that the biggest advantages for REST over SOAP are: REST is more dynamic, no need ...
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Is REST a better approach to doing Web Services or is SOAP? Or are they different tools for different problems? Or is it a nuanced issue - that is, is one slightly better in certain arenas than ...
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For now I have a slight idea about the differences between SOAP and RESTful services. My question is when I should use SOAP, and when I should use RESTful; which one is "better" when it comes to ...
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What are the pros and cons of using a rest service vs a wcf service? I am wondering which type to use and I was interested to find some sort of comparision.
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In what contexts is it better to use one over the other and why? Thanks!
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From MSDN magazine https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dd315413.aspx and https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dd942839.aspx I understand that When RESTful endpoints are asked for data ...
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( Not a duplicate of Should i use rest or soap. That question has only 1 answer which doesnt provide many arguments except overhead ). Before marking this question as a duplicate, consider that I am ...
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Currently I am using Axis2 to make some REST API. And I am confused about the difference between a SOAP style url and a REST style url. Can anyone explain this? For example, for an server API written ...
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I've created a REST WCF in C# by specifying WebGET and WebHttpBinding in web.config. The service works fine through IE. My wsdl starts as below and it has soap in wsdl. Since this is REST, should'nt ...
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Folks I recently went thru webservices book which covered SOAP based webservices and RESTful webservices. I am not sure on what parameters I should select one of them as both of them looks similar(...
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I want to make a simple iOS application which calls a Web service. I reffered the following link http://www.codeproject.com/Tips/622376/iOS-Soap-Webservice-Calling-and-Parsing-the-Respon I ...
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There are number of resources available on line, but I would like to hear a clear idea, on how we can differentiate a service as SOAP/REST by looking at service design? (not with wsdl/wadl) How they ...
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Is there a way to find out if a webpage uses REST or SOAP web services in it's back-end? If there is a way then what is it? Thank you
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