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mx.rpc.soap 
Operation 
Packagemx.rpc.soap
Classpublic class Operation
InheritanceOperation Inheritance AbstractOperation Inheritance AbstractInvoker Inheritance EventDispatcher Inheritance Object
Subclasses Operation

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

An Operation used specifically by WebServices. An Operation is an individual method on a service. An Operation can be called either by invoking the function of the same name on the service or by accessing the Operation as a property on the service and calling the send() method.



Public Properties
 PropertyDefined By
 Inheritedarguments : Object
The arguments to pass to the Operation when it is invoked.
AbstractOperation
 Inheritedconstructor : Object
A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.
Object
  endpointURI : String
The location of the WebService for this Operation.
Operation
  forcePartArrays : Boolean
Determines whether or not a single or empty return value for an output message part that is defined as an array should be returned as an array containing one (or zero, respectively) elements.
Operation
  headerFormat : String
Determines how the SOAP encoded headers are decoded.
Operation
  headers : Array
[read-only] Accessor to an Array of SOAPHeaders that are to be sent on each invocation of the operation.
Operation
  httpHeaders : Object
Custom HTTP headers to be sent to the SOAP endpoint.
Operation
  ignoreWhitespace : Boolean
Determines whether whitespace is ignored when processing XML for a SOAP encoded request or response.
Operation
 InheritedlastResult : Object
[read-only] The result of the last invocation.
AbstractInvoker
  makeObjectsBindable : Boolean
[override] When this value is true, anonymous objects returned are forced to bindable objects.
Operation
  multiplePartsFormat : String
Determines the type of the default result object for calls to web services that define multiple parts in the output message.
Operation
 Inheritedname : String
The name of this Operation.
AbstractOperation
 InheritedoperationManager : Function
This property is set usually by framework code which wants to modify the behavior of a service invocation without modifying the way in which the service is called externally.
AbstractInvoker
 Inheritedproperties : Object
This is a hook primarily for framework developers to register additional user specified properties for your operation.
AbstractOperation
 Inheritedprototype : Object
[static] A reference to the prototype object of a class or function object.
Object
  request : Object
The request of the Operation is an object structure or an XML structure.
Operation
 InheritedresultElementType : Class
Like resultType, used to define the ActionScript class used by a given operation though this property only applies to operations which return a multi-valued result (e.g.
AbstractInvoker
  resultFormat : String
Determines how the Operation result is decoded.
Operation
  resultHeaders : Array
[read-only] The headers that were returned as part of the last execution of this operation.
Operation
 InheritedresultType : Class
Specifies an optional return type for the operation.
AbstractInvoker
 Inheritedservice : AbstractService
[read-only] Provides convenient access to the service on which the Operation is being invoked.
AbstractOperation
  xmlSpecialCharsFilter : Function
Specifies a custom function used to escape XML special characters before encoding any simple content.
Operation
Public Methods
 MethodDefined By
  
Operation(webService:AbstractService = null, name:String = null)
Creates a new Operation.
Operation
 Inherited
addEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false, priority:int = 0, useWeakReference:Boolean = false):void
Registers an event listener object with an EventDispatcher object so that the listener receives notification of an event.
EventDispatcher
  
Adds a header that is applied only to this Operation.
Operation
  
addSimpleHeader(qnameLocal:String, qnameNamespace:String, headerName:String, headerValue:String):void
Adds a header that is applied only to this Operation.
Operation
  
[override] Cancels the last service invocation or an invokation with the specified ID.
Operation
  
Clears the headers for this individual Operation.
Operation
 Inherited
clearResult(fireBindingEvent:Boolean = true):void
Sets the result property of the invoker to null.
AbstractInvoker
 Inherited
Dispatches an event into the event flow.
EventDispatcher
  
getHeader(qname:QName, headerName:String = null):SOAPHeader
Returns a header if a match is found based on QName localName and URI.
Operation
 Inherited
Checks whether the EventDispatcher object has any listeners registered for a specific type of event.
EventDispatcher
 Inherited
Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.
Object
 Inherited
Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified as the parameter.
Object
 Inherited
Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.
Object
 Inherited
removeEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false):void
Removes a listener from the EventDispatcher object.
EventDispatcher
  
removeHeader(qname:QName, headerName:String = null):void
Removes the header with the given QName from all operations.
Operation
 Inherited
Executes the method.
AbstractOperation
 Inherited
Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.
Object
 Inherited
This hook is exposed to update the lastResult property.
AbstractInvoker
 Inherited
Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions.
Object
 Inherited
Returns the string representation of the specified object.
Object
 Inherited
Returns the primitive value of the specified object.
Object
 Inherited
Checks whether an event listener is registered with this EventDispatcher object or any of its ancestors for the specified event type.
EventDispatcher
Events
 Event Summary Defined By
 Inherited[broadcast event] Dispatched when the Flash Player or AIR application gains operating system focus and becomes active.EventDispatcher
 Inherited[broadcast event] Dispatched when the Flash Player or AIR application operating loses system focus and is becoming inactive.EventDispatcher
 InheritedDispatched when an Operation call fails.AbstractOperation
  Dispatched when an Operation invocation returns with SOAP headers in the response.Operation
 InheritedDispatched when an Operation invocation successfully returns.AbstractOperation
Property Detail

endpointURI

property
endpointURI:String

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The location of the WebService for this Operation. Normally, the WSDL specifies the location of the services, but you can set this property to override that location for the individual Operation.



Implementation
    public function get endpointURI():String
    public function set endpointURI(value:String):void

forcePartArrays

property 
forcePartArrays:Boolean

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Determines whether or not a single or empty return value for an output message part that is defined as an array should be returned as an array containing one (or zero, respectively) elements. This is applicable for document/literal "wrapped" web services, where one or more of the elements that represent individual message parts in the "wrapper" sequence could have the maxOccurs attribute set with a value greater than 1. This is a hint that the corresponding part should be treated as an array even if the response contains zero or one values for that part. Setting forcePartArrays to true will always create an array for parts defined in this manner, regardless of the number of values returned. Leaving forcePartArrays as false will only create arrays if two or more elements are returned.



Implementation
    public function get forcePartArrays():Boolean
    public function set forcePartArrays(value:Boolean):void

headerFormat

property 
headerFormat:String

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Determines how the SOAP encoded headers are decoded. A value of object specifies that each header XML node will be decoded into a SOAPHeader object, and its content property will be an object structure as specified in the WSDL document. A value of xml specifies that the XML will be left as XMLNodes. A value of e4x specifies that the XML will be accessible using ECMAScript for XML (E4X) expressions.



Implementation
    public function get headerFormat():String
    public function set headerFormat(value:String):void

headers

property 
headers:Array  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Accessor to an Array of SOAPHeaders that are to be sent on each invocation of the operation.



Implementation
    public function get headers():Array

httpHeaders

property 
httpHeaders:Object

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Custom HTTP headers to be sent to the SOAP endpoint. If multiple headers need to be sent with the same name the value should be specified as an Array.



Implementation
    public function get httpHeaders():Object
    public function set httpHeaders(value:Object):void

ignoreWhitespace

property 
ignoreWhitespace:Boolean

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Determines whether whitespace is ignored when processing XML for a SOAP encoded request or response. The default is true and thus whitespace is not preserved. If an XML Schema type definition specifies a whiteSpace restriction set to preserve then ignoreWhitespace must first be set to false. Conversely, if a type whiteSpace restriction is set to replace or collapse then that setting will be honored even if ignoreWhitespace is set to false.



Implementation
    public function get ignoreWhitespace():Boolean
    public function set ignoreWhitespace(value:Boolean):void

makeObjectsBindable

property 
makeObjectsBindable:Boolean[override]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

When this value is true, anonymous objects returned are forced to bindable objects.



Implementation
    override public function get makeObjectsBindable():Boolean
    override public function set makeObjectsBindable(value:Boolean):void

multiplePartsFormat

property 
multiplePartsFormat:String

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Determines the type of the default result object for calls to web services that define multiple parts in the output message. A value of "object" specifies that the lastResult object will be an Object with named properties corresponding to the individual output parts. A value of "array" would make the lastResult an array, where part values are pushed in the order they occur in the body of the SOAP message. The default value for document- literal operations is "object". The default for rpc operations is "array". The multiplePartsFormat property is applicable only when resultFormat is "object" and ignored otherwise.



Implementation
    public function get multiplePartsFormat():String
    public function set multiplePartsFormat(value:String):void

request

property 
request:Object

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The request of the Operation is an object structure or an XML structure. If you specify XML, the XML is sent as is. If you pass an object, it is encoded into a SOAP XML structure.



Implementation
    public function get request():Object
    public function set request(value:Object):void

resultFormat

property 
resultFormat:String

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Determines how the Operation result is decoded. A value of object specifies that the XML will be decoded into an object structure as specified in the WSDL document. A value of xml specifies that the XML will be left as XMLNodes. A value of e4x specifies that the XML will be accessible using ECMAScript for XML (E4X) expressions.



Implementation
    public function get resultFormat():String
    public function set resultFormat(value:String):void

resultHeaders

property 
resultHeaders:Array  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The headers that were returned as part of the last execution of this operation. They match up with the lastResult property and are the same as the collection of headers that are dispatched individually as HeaderEvents.

This property can be used as the source for data binding. When this property is modified, it dispatches the resultForBinding event.



Implementation
    public function get resultHeaders():Array

xmlSpecialCharsFilter

property 
xmlSpecialCharsFilter:Function

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Specifies a custom function used to escape XML special characters before encoding any simple content. Valid for all operations on the web service unless specifically overwritten on the operation level. If no function is provided, the defaults is whatever is set by the particular implementation of IXMLEncoder.



Implementation
    public function get xmlSpecialCharsFilter():Function
    public function set xmlSpecialCharsFilter(value:Function):void
Constructor Detail

Operation

()Constructor
public function Operation(webService:AbstractService = null, name:String = null)

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Creates a new Operation. This is usually done directly by the MXML compiler or automatically by the WebService when an unknown operation has been accessed. It is not recommended that a developer use this constructor directly.

Parameters
webService:AbstractService (default = null) — The web service upon which this Operation is invoked.
 
name:String (default = null) — The name of this Operation.
Method Detail

addHeader

()method
public function addHeader(header:Object):void

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Adds a header that is applied only to this Operation. The header can be provided in a pre-encoded form as an XML instance, or as a SOAPHeader instance which leaves the encoding up to the internal SOAP encoder.

Parameters

header:Object — The SOAP header to add to this Operation.

addSimpleHeader

()method 
public function addSimpleHeader(qnameLocal:String, qnameNamespace:String, headerName:String, headerValue:String):void

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Adds a header that is applied only to this Operation.

Parameters

qnameLocal:String — the localname for the header QName
 
qnameNamespace:String — the namespace for header QName
 
headerName:String — Name of the header.
 
headerValue:String — Value of the header.

cancel

()method 
override public function cancel(id:String = null):mx.rpc:AsyncToken

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Cancels the last service invocation or an invokation with the specified ID. Even though the network operation may still continue, no result or fault event is dispatched.

Parameters

id:String (default = null) — The messageId of the invocation to cancel. Optional. If omitted, the last service invocation is canceled.

Returns
mx.rpc:AsyncToken — The AsyncToken associated with the call that is cancelled or null if no call was cancelled.

clearHeaders

()method 
public function clearHeaders():void

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Clears the headers for this individual Operation.

getHeader

()method 
public function getHeader(qname:QName, headerName:String = null):SOAPHeader

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Returns a header if a match is found based on QName localName and URI.

Parameters

qname:QName — QName of the SOAPHeader.
 
headerName:String (default = null) — Name of a header in the SOAPHeader content (Optional)

Returns
SOAPHeader — Returns the SOAPHeader.

removeHeader

()method 
public function removeHeader(qname:QName, headerName:String = null):void

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Removes the header with the given QName from all operations.

Parameters

qname:QName — QName of the SOAPHeader.
 
headerName:String (default = null) — Name of a header in the SOAPHeader content (Optional)

Event Detail

header

Event
Event Object Type: mx.rpc.events.HeaderEvent
property HeaderEvent.type = mx.rpc.events.HeaderEvent.HEADER

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Dispatched when an Operation invocation returns with SOAP headers in the response. A HeaderEvent is dispatched for each SOAP header.

The HEADER event type.

The properties of the event object have the following values:

PropertyValue
bubblesfalse
tokenThe token that represents the call to the method. Used in the asynchronous completion token pattern.
cancelabletrue, but the preventDefault() method has no effect.
currentTargetThe Object that defines the event listener that handles the event. For example, if you use myButton.addEventListener() to register an event listener, myButton is the value of the currentTarget.
headerHeader that the RPC call returns in the response.
messageThe Message associated with this event.
targetThe Object that dispatched the event; it is not always the Object listening for the event. Use the currentTarget property to always access the Object listening for the event.