Java tutorial
import java.net.URL; import javax.xml.namespace.QName; import javax.xml.soap.MessageFactory; import javax.xml.soap.SOAPBody; import javax.xml.soap.SOAPBodyElement; import javax.xml.soap.SOAPConnection; import javax.xml.soap.SOAPConnectionFactory; import javax.xml.soap.SOAPElement; import javax.xml.soap.SOAPHeader; import javax.xml.soap.SOAPMessage; public class SOAPRequest { public static void main(String[] args) { try { SOAPConnectionFactory sfc = SOAPConnectionFactory.newInstance(); SOAPConnection connection = sfc.createConnection(); MessageFactory mf = MessageFactory.newInstance(); SOAPMessage sm = mf.createMessage(); SOAPHeader sh = sm.getSOAPHeader(); SOAPBody sb = sm.getSOAPBody(); sh.detachNode(); QName bodyName = new QName("http://quoteCompany.com", "GetQuote", "d"); SOAPBodyElement bodyElement = sb.addBodyElement(bodyName); QName qn = new QName("aName"); SOAPElement quotation = bodyElement.addChildElement(qn); quotation.addTextNode("TextMode"); System.out.println("\n Soap Request:\n"); sm.writeTo(System.out); System.out.println(); URL endpoint = new URL("http://yourServer.com"); SOAPMessage response = connection.call(sm, endpoint); System.out.println(response.getContentDescription()); } catch (Exception ex) { ex.printStackTrace(); } } }