WSDL Editor Developer's Guide

About the WSDL editor

The WSDL Editor enables you to edit the Web Service Description Language (Web service Description language,wsdl) file.

WSDL is an xml-based language used to describe Web services. A WSDL file contains the following types of information:

Information about Web Service features

Information on how to access the Web service

The WSDL editor supports version 1.1 of the WSDL specification.

The WSDL editor provides the following views:

In Source view, displays the underlying XML source code.

In the WSDL view, the WSDL file appears as a tree component or a series of columns.

In the partner view, you can visualize and configure the abstract elements in the WSDL file.

To create a WSDL file, use the wizard. You must select one of the following methods:

Create a WSDL file from scratch

Create a WSDL file based on an existing WSDL file

The Source view

In Source view, displays the underlying XML source code. You can edit the XML directly.

The top of the source editor is the tab for each open document. Each tab displays the name of the document. If the document is modified and has not been saved, an asterisk (*) appears after the name. You can right-click a tab to access various commands.

The toolbar is at the top of the Source editor window.

Source Editor displays the source code according to the syntax to render different colors.

The Source Editor status bar is located below the horizontal scroll bar. To switch between insert mode and Overtype mode, you can use the Insert key.

Using code completion in a WSDL file

The WSDL editor allows you to use the following types of code completion in a WSDL file:

Element code completion. Type the start tag (<) in the parent element, and the Code completion box displays a list of child elements for this parent element. For example, suppose you place the cursor directly after the <portType> element. Type the start tag (<), and the Code completion box displays the following list of child elements: documentation and operation.

Property Code complete. By pressing the spacebar in the element tag, the Code completion box displays a list of attributes for this element.

The Code completion box can contain elements and attributes that are specific to a single binding, such as an FTP binding.

When you see the Code completion box, you can continue typing to fine-tune the optional items in the list. You can also use the mouse or navigation keys to scroll through the list.

To select an item in the list, do one of the following:

Highlight the item and press ENTER.

Double-click an item

WSDL view

In the WSDL view of the WSDL editor, the WSDL file appears as a tree component or a series of columns.