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Version: 20 R7 BETA

SOAP SEND FAULT

SOAP SEND FAULT ( faultType ; description )

ParameterTypeDescription
faultTypeInteger1 = Client fault, 2 = Server fault
descriptionTextDescription of error to be sent to SOAP client

Description

The SOAP SEND FAULT command returns an error to a SOAP client indicating the origin of the fault: client or server. Using this command lets you indicate an error to a client without having to return a result.

For instance, a fault on the client side may be detected when you publish a “Square_root” Web Service and a client sends a request with a negative number; you can use this command to indicate to the client that a positive value is required.

A possible fault on the server side may be, for instance, a lack of memory occurring during method execution.

Pass the origin of the error in faultType. You can use the following predefined constants, located in the Web Services (Server) theme:

ConstantTypeValue
SOAP client faultInteger1
SOAP server faultInteger2

Pass a description of the error in description. If the client implementation is in conformity, the error can be processed.

Example

To go back to the example of the “Square_root” Web Service provided in the command description, the following command can be used to process requests with negative numbers:

 SEND SOAP FAULT(SOAP client fault;"Positive values required")

See also

SOAP DECLARATION
SOAP Get info

Properties

Command number781
Thread safe