Package org.springframework.ws

Interface WebServiceMessage

All Known Subinterfaces:
FaultAwareWebServiceMessage, MimeMessage, PoxMessage, SoapMessage, StreamingWebServiceMessage
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractMimeMessage, AbstractSoapMessage, DomPoxMessage, SaajSoapMessage
public interface WebServiceMessage
Represents a protocol-agnostic XML message.

Contains methods that provide access to the payload of the message.

Since:
1.0.0
Author:
Arjen Poutsma
See Also:

  • Method Details

    • getPayloadSource

      Source getPayloadSource()
      Returns the contents of the message as a Source.

      Depending on the implementation, this can be retrieved multiple times, or just a single time.

      Returns:
      the message contents

    • getPayloadResult

      Result getPayloadResult()
      Returns the contents of the message as a Result.

      Calling this method removes the current payload.

      Implementations that are read-only will throw an UnsupportedOperationException.

      Returns:
      the message contents
      Throws:
      UnsupportedOperationException - if the message is read-only

    • writeTo

      void writeTo(OutputStream outputStream) throws IOException
      Writes the entire message to the given output stream.

      If the given stream is an instance of TransportOutputStream, the corresponding headers will be written as well.

      Parameters:
      outputStream - the stream to write to
      Throws:
      IOException - if an I/O exception occurs