Consider the following wsdl fragment (note parameterOrder not specified):
<message name="myRequest">
<part name="arg1" type="xsd:string"/>
<part name="arg2" type="xsd:int"/>
</message>
<message name="myResponse">
<part name="arg2" type="xsd:int"/>
</message>
<portType name="myPortType">
<operation name="myOperation">
<input message="tns:myRequest"/>
<output message="tns:myResponse"/>
</operation>
</portType>
In section 4.3.4 WSDL Operation, under the WSDL parameterOrder subheading,
there are 2 rules applicable here:
[1] "If a part name appears in both the input and output message
with the same type, it is an inout parameter"
[2] "If there is a single unlisted [in parameterOrder attribute ] output
part,
then it is the return type. Otherwise, the return type is void."
Rule [1] indicates arg2 should be treated as an inout, with void return
type.
But rule [2] indicates that there should be a return type of int (and 2
input
parameters - arg1 and arg2).
My guess is to treat arg2 as an inout, but I cannot find any part of the
spec
to confirm this, and no direct discussion of it in the interest group
archive.
Am I missing something ?
Thanks,
Ken.
Ken Lodge
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