While many books are focused on the underlying technologies of WebServices and others are dedicated to providing Web Services, few booksshow how to consume Web Services. This new book provides a thoroughreview of the technologies and techniques for connecting clientapplications to services of all kinds. Using a decidedly hands-onapproach, the authors show extensive examples of programming withXML, SOAP, REST, and WSDL in JavaScript (tested in IE and Mozilla)and in Java (using open-source tools available on Windows, Linux,and OS X).

Technology Involved: XML, JavaScript, SOAP, Java, JDBC, REST, XSLT, JSP, WSDL, WebDAV