NonStop SOAP for Java User's Manual

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Glossary
attribute. An item of descriptive data associated with an XML element. An attribute has a
name and a value.
bean. See Java bean.
Document Type Definition (DTD). A specification of valid syntax for a class of XML
documents. A DTD specifies required elements and attributes, and permissible and
default values of attributes.
DTD. Document Type Definition.
child. In content of object-oriented programming, any object that inherits from and obtains
information from other object; a Java class that inherits from another class (parent or
superclass).
class. In general context of object oriented programming, a method of grouping objects that
share some characteristic(s); all Java classes descend from the Object class.
container. In Sun’s terminology, the environment a Java applet, servlet, or EJB operates in
a specialized container that is required to provide specific services.
context free. A style of application access in which the application regards each request as
independent of all other requests. As a result, a different process can handle each
request in a set or series.
context sensitive. A style of application access in which a series of requests are logically
related, requiring the same server process to handle all requests in the series.
deserialize. To reconstruct a Java object stored by serialization, usually by use of
ObjectInputStream.
element. The basic unit of information in an XML document. An element has a name and
can have content and attributes.
envelope. The elements of a SOAP message that precede and follow the body of the
message.
EJB. See Enterprise Java Beans.
Enterprise Java Beans. EJB provides tools for developing and running applications that
use the Sun Microsystems Enterprise Java Beans (EJB) 1.1 technology. EJB beans
typically provide the business logic in enterprise Java applications.
Extensible Markup Language (XML). A simplified form of SGML that is the standard of
creating custom markup languages. Its purpose is to permit the tags in a document to
exactly describe the contents.