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package org.apache.xmlbeans.impl.soap;
/**
* The container for the SOAPHeader and SOAPBody portions of a
* {@code SOAPPart} object. By default, a {@code
* SOAPMessage} object is created with a {@code
* SOAPPart} object that has a {@code SOAPEnvelope}
* object. The {@code SOAPEnvelope} object by default has an
* empty {@code SOAPBody} object and an empty {@code
* SOAPHeader} object. The {@code SOAPBody} object is
* required, and the {@code SOAPHeader} object, though
* optional, is used in the majority of cases. If the {@code
* SOAPHeader} object is not needed, it can be deleted,
* which is shown later.
*
* <P>A client can access the {@code SOAPHeader} and {@code
* SOAPBody} objects by calling the methods {@code
* SOAPEnvelope.getHeader} and {@code
* SOAPEnvelope.getBody}. The following lines of code use
* these two methods after starting with the {@code
* SOAPMessage} object <I>message</I> to get the {@code
* SOAPPart} object <I>sp</I>, which is then used to get the
* {@code SOAPEnvelope} object <I>se</I>.</P>
* <PRE>
* SOAPPart sp = message.getSOAPPart();
* SOAPEnvelope se = sp.getEnvelope();
* SOAPHeader sh = se.getHeader();
* SOAPBody sb = se.getBody();
* </PRE>
*
* <P>It is possible to change the body or header of a {@code
* SOAPEnvelope} object by retrieving the current one,
* deleting it, and then adding a new body or header. The {@code
* javax.xml.soap.Node} method {@code detachNode}
* detaches the XML element (node) on which it is called. For
* example, the following line of code deletes the {@code
* SOAPBody} object that is retrieved by the method {@code
* getBody}.</P>
* <PRE>
* se.getBody().detachNode();
* </PRE>
* To create a {@code SOAPHeader} object to replace the one
* that was removed, a client uses the method {@code
* SOAPEnvelope.addHeader}, which creates a new header and
* adds it to the {@code SOAPEnvelope} object. Similarly, the
* method {@code addBody} creates a new {@code SOAPBody}
* object and adds it to the {@code SOAPEnvelope} object. The
* following code fragment retrieves the current header, removes
* it, and adds a new one. Then it retrieves the current body,
* removes it, and adds a new one.
* <PRE>
* SOAPPart sp = message.getSOAPPart();
* SOAPEnvelope se = sp.getEnvelope();
* se.getHeader().detachNode();
* SOAPHeader sh = se.addHeader();
* se.getBody().detachNode();
* SOAPBody sb = se.addBody();
* </PRE>
* It is an error to add a {@code SOAPBody} or {@code
* SOAPHeader} object if one already exists.
*
* <P>The {@code SOAPEnvelope} interface provides three
* methods for creating {@code Name} objects. One method
* creates {@code Name} objects with a local name, a
* namespace prefix, and a namesapce URI. The second method
* creates {@code Name} objects with a local name and a
* namespace prefix, and the third creates {@code Name}
* objects with just a local name. The following line of code, in
* which <I>se</I> is a {@code SOAPEnvelope} object, creates
* a new {@code Name} object with all three.</P>
* <PRE>
* Name name = se.createName("GetLastTradePrice", "WOMBAT",
* "http://www.wombat.org/trader");
* </PRE>
*/
public interface SOAPEnvelope extends SOAPElement {
/**
* Creates a new {@code Name} object initialized with the
* given local name, namespace prefix, and namespace URI.
*
* <P>This factory method creates {@code Name} objects
* for use in the SOAP/XML document.
* @param localName a {@code String} giving
* the local name
* @param prefix a {@code String} giving
* the prefix of the namespace
* @param uri a {@code String} giving the
* URI of the namespace
* @return a {@code Name} object initialized with the given
* local name, namespace prefix, and namespace URI
* @throws SOAPException if there is a SOAP error
*/
Name createName(String localName, String prefix, String uri)
throws SOAPException;
/**
* Creates a new {@code Name} object initialized with the
* given local name.
*
* <P>This factory method creates {@code Name} objects
* for use in the SOAP/XML document.
*
* @param localName a {@code String} giving
* the local name
* @return a {@code Name} object initialized with the given
* local name
* @throws SOAPException if there is a SOAP error
*/
Name createName(String localName) throws SOAPException;
/**
* Returns the {@code SOAPHeader} object for this {@code
* SOAPEnvelope} object.
*
* <P>A new {@code SOAPMessage} object is by default
* created with a {@code SOAPEnvelope} object that
* contains an empty {@code SOAPHeader} object. As a
* result, the method {@code getHeader} will always
* return a {@code SOAPHeader} object unless the header
* has been removed and a new one has not been added.
* @return the {@code SOAPHeader} object or {@code
* null} if there is none
* @throws SOAPException if there is a problem
* obtaining the {@code SOAPHeader} object
*/
SOAPHeader getHeader() throws SOAPException;
/**
* Returns the {@code SOAPBody} object associated with
* this {@code SOAPEnvelope} object.
*
* <P>A new {@code SOAPMessage} object is by default
* created with a {@code SOAPEnvelope} object that
* contains an empty {@code SOAPBody} object. As a
* result, the method {@code getBody} will always return
* a {@code SOAPBody} object unless the body has been
* removed and a new one has not been added.
* @return the {@code SOAPBody} object for this {@code
* SOAPEnvelope} object or {@code null} if there
* is none
* @throws SOAPException if there is a problem
* obtaining the {@code SOAPBody} object
*/
SOAPBody getBody() throws SOAPException;
/**
* Creates a {@code SOAPHeader} object and sets it as the
* {@code SOAPHeader} object for this {@code
* SOAPEnvelope} object.
*
* <P>It is illegal to add a header when the envelope already
* contains a header. Therefore, this method should be called
* only after the existing header has been removed.
* @return the new {@code SOAPHeader} object
* @throws SOAPException if this {@code
* SOAPEnvelope} object already contains a valid
* {@code SOAPHeader} object
*/
SOAPHeader addHeader() throws SOAPException;
/**
* Creates a {@code SOAPBody} object and sets it as the
* {@code SOAPBody} object for this {@code
* SOAPEnvelope} object.
*
* <P>It is illegal to add a body when the envelope already
* contains a body. Therefore, this method should be called
* only after the existing body has been removed.
* @return the new {@code SOAPBody} object
* @throws SOAPException if this {@code
* SOAPEnvelope} object already contains a valid
* {@code SOAPBody} object
*/
SOAPBody addBody() throws SOAPException;
}