Describing Web Services



Summary

The Web Services Description Language (WSDL) version 1.1 is the de facto language for describing a Web service. It does this with a structure based on

  • Messages made from types.

  • Port types created from operations.

  • Bindings made from port types.

  • Service endpoint information.

Furthermore, WSDL enables developers to think about their service in an abstract, implementation-independent manner.