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package javax.xml.soap;
/**
* A point-to-point connection that a client can use for sending messages directly to a remote party
* (represented by a URL, for instance).
* <p/>
* A client can obtain a <code>SOAPConnection</code> object simply by calling the following static
* method.
* <pre>
* <p/>
* SOAPConnection con = SOAPConnection.newInstance();
* </pre>
* A <code>SOAPConnection</code> object can be used to send messages directly to a URL following the
* request/response paradigm. That is, messages are sent using the method <code>call</code>, which
* sends the message and then waits until it gets a reply.
*/
public abstract class SOAPConnection {
public SOAPConnection() {
}
/**
* Sends the given message to the specified endpoint and blocks until it has returned the
* response.
*
* @param request the <CODE>SOAPMessage</CODE> object to be sent
* @param endpoint an <code>Object</code> that identifies where the message should be sent. It
* is required to support Objects of type <code>java.lang.String</code>,
* <code>java.net.URL</code>, and when JAXM is present <code>javax.xml.messaging.URLEndpoint</code>
* @return the <CODE>SOAPMessage</CODE> object that is the response to the message that was
* sent
* @throws SOAPException if there is a SOAP error
*/
public abstract SOAPMessage call(SOAPMessage request, Object endpoint)
throws SOAPException;
/**
* Closes this <CODE>SOAPConnection</CODE> object.
*
* @throws SOAPException if there is a SOAP error
*/
public abstract void close() throws SOAPException;
/**
* Gets a message from a specific endpoint and blocks until it receives,
*
* @param to - an Object that identifies where the request should be sent. Objects of type
* java.lang.String and java.net.URL must be supported.
* @return the SOAPMessage object that is the response to the get message request
* @throws SOAPException - if there is a SOAP error
*/
public SOAPMessage get(Object obj)
throws SOAPException {
throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
}
}